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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: don't set up encryption key during jbd2 transaction Commit a80f7fcf1867 ("ext4: fixup ext4_fc_track_* functions' signature") extended the scope of the transaction in ext4_unlink() too far, making it include the call to ext4_find_entry(). However, ext4_find_entry() can deadlock when called from within a transaction because it may need to set up the directory's encryption key. Fix this by restoring the transaction to its original scope.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-09-17 | Published 2025-10-01 | Updated 2025-10-01 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

a80f7fcf18672ae4971a6b713b58c0d389aa99fe before 23ad034760dd38e12b0e0e1b28b9629f330810a1
affected

a80f7fcf18672ae4971a6b713b58c0d389aa99fe before 6220ec405571ded17efedc56587190b542adf246
affected

a80f7fcf18672ae4971a6b713b58c0d389aa99fe before 206dd3acfb9bca54a25b228c7c7c2257eedde09b
affected

a80f7fcf18672ae4971a6b713b58c0d389aa99fe before 1ba993208bcfd691e241483420a2a761d3f15750
affected

a80f7fcf18672ae4971a6b713b58c0d389aa99fe before 4c0d5778385cb3618ff26a561ce41de2b7d9de70
affected

Default status
affected

5.10
affected

Any version before 5.10
unaffected

5.10.163
unaffected

5.15.87
unaffected

6.0.18
unaffected

6.1.4
unaffected

6.2
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/23ad034760dd38e12b0e0e1b28b9629f330810a1

git.kernel.org/...c/6220ec405571ded17efedc56587190b542adf246

git.kernel.org/...c/206dd3acfb9bca54a25b228c7c7c2257eedde09b

git.kernel.org/...c/1ba993208bcfd691e241483420a2a761d3f15750

git.kernel.org/...c/4c0d5778385cb3618ff26a561ce41de2b7d9de70

cve.org (CVE-2022-50436)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2022-50436)

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