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Linux 커널의 drm/msm 드라이버에서 스냅드래곤 X1 환경의 VM 회수 압박 시 교착 상태(Deadlock)가 발생하는 취약점입니다. kswapd0 프로세스가 fs_reclaim 락을 보유한 상태에서 msm_gem_shrinker_scan을 호출하여 dma_resv_lock을 획득하려 할 때 순환 의존성이 발생합니다.
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🇺🇸 원문 (English)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock
With PROVE_LOCKING on an Snapdragon X1 and VM reclaim pressure, we see:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
7.0.0-debug+ #43 Tainted: G W
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kswapd0/82 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff800080ec3870 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
but task is already holding lock:
ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #2 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
fs_reclaim_acquire+0xd0/0xf0
dma_resv_lockdep+0x224/0x348
do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
-> #1 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
dma_resv_lockdep+0x1a8/0x348
do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
-> #0 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}:
check_prev_add+0x114/0x790
validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440
msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0
shrink_slab+0x144/0x460
shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0
shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0
shrink_node+0x344/0x550
balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988
kswapd+0x11c/0x318
kthread+0x10c/0x128
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
reservation_ww_class_acquire --> reservation_ww_class_mutex --> fs_reclaim
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex);
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(reservation_ww_class_acquire);
*** DEADLOCK ***
1 lock held by kswapd0/82:
#0: ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988
stack backtrace:
CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 82 Comm: kswapd0 Tainted: G W 7.0.0-debug+ #43 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: LENOVO 21BX0016US/21BX0016US, BIOS N3HET94W (1.66 ) 09/15/2025
Call trace:
show_stack+0x20/0x40 (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0
dump_stack+0x18/0x30
print_circular_bug+0x114/0x120
check_noncircular+0x178/0x198
check_prev_add+0x114/0x790
validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440
msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0
shrink_slab+0x144/0x460
shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0
shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0
shrink_node+0x344/0x550
balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988
kswapd+0x11c/0x318
kthread+0x10c/0x128
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
kswapd0 holding fs_reclaim calls the MSM shrinker, which calls
dma_resv_lock. This in turn acquires fs_reclaim.
Fix this deadlock by using dma_resv_trylock() instead, dropping the
subsequently unused passed wait-wound lock 'ticket'.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/723564/
[rob: fixup compile errors, replace lockdep splat with somethin
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📍 영향받는 시스템
Linux kernel (specifically drm/msm driver on Snapdragon X1 platforms)
⚔️ 공격 벡터
Local (Memory pressure/VM reclaim trigger)
🛡️ 대응 방법
Linux 커널을 최신 패치가 적용된 버전으로 업데이트하거나 dma_resv_trylock()이 적용된 패치를 적용하십시오.
🔧 검증 코드
출력된 커널 버전이 해당 취약점이 해결된 패치 버전 이후인지 확인하십시오.