7.5

CVE-2026-72203

ntfs: skip extent mft records in writeback to prevent deadlock

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

ntfs: skip extent mft records in writeback to prevent deadlock

This patch fixes the ABBA deadlock between extent_lock and extent
mrec_lock triggered by xfstests generic/113, that occurs since the commit
6994acf33bae ("ntfs: use base mft_no when looking up base inode for
		extent record").

Path A (inode writeback):
  VFS writeback
    -> ntfs_write_inode()
      -> __ntfs_write_inode()
        -> mutex_lock(&ni->extent_lock)
        -> mutex_lock(&tni->mrec_lock)

Path B (MFT folio writeback):
  VFS writeback of $MFT dirty folios
    -> ntfs_mft_writepages()
      -> ntfs_write_mft_block()
        -> ntfs_may_write_mft_record()
          -> holds one extent mrec_lock from a previous iteration
          -> tries to acquire another base inode extent_lock

By removing all extent_lock and extent mrec_lock acquisition from the MFT
folio writeback path, the ABBA lock ordering is eliminated:

Path A: __ntfs_write_inode(): extent_lock -> mrec_lock
Path B (removed): ntfs_write_mft_block(): mrec_lock -> extent_lock

Path B is always redundant for extent records because:

1. mark_mft_record_dirty(ext_ni) does NOT dirty the MFT folio.
   It only sets NInoDirty(ext_ni) and marks the base VFS inode dirty
   via __mark_inode_dirty(I_DIRTY_DATASYNC), which triggers Path A.
   Therefore, normal extent modifications never create a situation where
   the MFT folio is dirty and Path B is not scheduled.

2. The MFT folio only gets dirtied via ntfs_mft_mark_dirty() inside
   ntfs_mft_record_alloc(). But all identified callers in attrib.c
   (ntfs_attr_add, ntfs_attr_record_move_away,
   ntfs_attr_make_non_resident, ntfs_attr_record_resize) follow through
   with mark_mft_record_dirty(), which triggers Path A to write the
   complete record.

3. ntfs_evict_big_inode() calls ntfs_commit_inode() before freeing extent
   inodes, ensuring all dirty extents are flushed via Path A before the
   base inode leaves the icache.
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HerstellerLinux
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Produkt Linux
Default Statusunaffected
Version 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2
Version < 7ffa8f3d30236e0ab897c30bdb01224ff1fe1c89
Status affected
Version 1e9ea7e04472d4e5e12e58c881eaacfb3e49b669
Version < f831ab09d521898bf1dd99bf5adfd630ea1428e3
Status affected
Version 1e9ea7e04472d4e5e12e58c881eaacfb3e49b669
Version < 76bc14c7097ff678b2b5dbfd4fa33b46897d87ce
Status affected
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Produkt Linux
Default Statusaffected
Version 2.6.12
Status affected
Version 7.1
Status affected
Version 0
Version < 2.6.12
Status unaffected
Version 6.9
Version < 7.1
Status unaffected
Version <= 7.1.*
Version 7.1.5
Status unaffected
Version <= *
Version 7.2
Status unaffected
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Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 7.5 3.9 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f831ab09d521898bf1dd99bf5adfd630ea1428e3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76bc14c7097ff678b2b5dbfd4fa33b46897d87ce
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ffa8f3d30236e0ab897c30bdb01224ff1fe1c89