In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: don't allow the same type rq_qos add more than once
In our test of iocost, we encountered some list add/del corruptions of inner_walk list in ioc_timer_fn.
The reason can be described as follows:
cpu 0 cpu 1 ioc_qos_write ioc_qos_write
ioc = q_to_ioc(queue); if (!ioc) { ioc = kzalloc(); ioc = q_to_ioc(queue); if (!ioc) { ioc = kzalloc(); ... rq_qos_add(q, rqos); } ... rq_qos_add(q, rqos); ... }
When the io.cost.qos file is written by two cpus concurrently, rq_qos may be added to one disk twice. In that case, there will be two iocs enabled and running on one disk. They own different iocgs on their active list. In the ioc_timer_fn function, because of the iocgs from two iocs have the same root iocg, the root iocg's walk_list may be overwritten by each other and this leads to list add/del corruptions in building or destroying the inner_walk list.
And so far, the blk-rq-qos framework works in case that one instance for one type rq_qos per queue by default. This patch make this explicit and also fix the crash above.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.69-37.134Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
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