CVE-2025-71309

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/ntfs3: fix deadlock in ni_read_folio_cmpr

Syzbot reported a task hung in ni_readpage_cmpr (now ni_read_folio_cmpr). This is caused by a lock inversion deadlock involving the inode mutex (ni_lock) and page locks.

Scenario:

1. Task A enters ntfs_read_folio() for page X. It acquires ni_lock.
2. Task A calls ni_read_folio_cmpr(), which attempts to lock all pages in the compressed frame (including page Y).
3. Concurrently, Task B (e.g., via readahead) has locked page Y and calls ntfs_read_folio().
4. Task B waits for ni_lock (held by A).
5. Task A waits for page Y lock (held by B). -> DEADLOCK.

The fix is to restructure locking: do not take ni_lock in ntfs_read_folio(). Instead, acquire ni_lock inside ni_read_folio_cmpr() ONLY AFTER all required page locks for the frame have been successfully acquired. This restores the correct lock ordering (Page Lock -> ni_lock) consistent with VFS.

[almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com: ni_readpage_cmpr was renamed to ni_read_folio_cmpr]

Affected Software

Weaknesses

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe246b318106e1691bd6c9466c739e8559d25c2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e37a75bb866c29da954b51d0dd7670406246d9ee

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