Bug 2528583 (CVE-2026-80804)

Summary: CVE-2026-80804 kernel: xfs: restore nofs context unconditionally in xfs_trans_roll
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the XFS file system component of the Linux kernel. When a transaction commit fails in `xfs_trans_roll()`, the NOFS (No File System) context is not properly restored in the error handling path. This oversight can lead to a circular lock dependency between `xfs_nondir_ilock_class` and `fs_reclaim`, potentially causing a system deadlock and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-04 15:36:23 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xfs: restore nofs context unconditionally in xfs_trans_roll

When __xfs_trans_commit() fails in xfs_trans_roll(), the NOFS context
is cleared but only restored in the success path.  This leaves the
error path without nofs protection, causing a circular lock dependency
between xfs_nondir_ilock_class and fs_reclaim:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&xfs_nondir_ilock_class);
                               lock(fs_reclaim);
                               lock(&xfs_nondir_ilock_class);
  lock(fs_reclaim);

Fix this by moving xfs_trans_set_context() before the error check so
that nofs context is always restored on the new transaction.