CVE-2026-93252

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93252
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-93252.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-93252
Downstream
Related
Published
2026-09-24T15:51:28Z
Modified
2026-10-08T02:52:36Z
Summary
ocfs2: fix circular locking dependency in ocfs2_init_acl()
Details

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

ocfs2: fix circular locking dependency in ocfs2_init_acl()

A lockdep warning indicates a circular locking dependency between &oi->ip_xattr_sem and &journal->j_trans_barrier:

WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected is trying to acquire lock: (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_init_acl+0x2fd/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:367

but task is already holding lock: (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_start_trans+0x3ab/0x700 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:369

The deadlock involves two code paths: Path 1 (setxattr) where ocfs2_xattr_set() acquires ip_xattr_sem (write) and then starts a transaction, which acquires j_trans_barrier (read); and Path 2 (mkdir/mknod) where ocfs2_mknod() starts a transaction (j_trans_barrier read) and then calls ocfs2_init_acl(), which attempts to acquire ip_xattr_sem (read) on the parent directory to retrieve the default ACL.

Because rw_semaphores are subject to writer priority, a pending writer on j_trans_barrier (e.g., the journal commit thread) can cause Path 1 to block, while Path 2 is blocked waiting for Path 1 to release ip_xattr_sem.

The patch fixes the lock ordering by precomputing the ACL state before starting the OCFS2 transaction, while preserving POSIX ACL storage semantics and the existing inode/security initialization order. By reading the parent directory's default ACL and preparing the new inode's ACLs outside the transaction, ip_xattr_sem is always acquired before j_trans_barrier.

struct ocfs2_acl_state encapsulates the prepared ACL state, while ocfs2_acl_init_prepare() and ocfs2_acl_init_release() avoid code duplication between ocfs2_mknod() and ocfs2_init_security_and_acl(). ocfs2_calc_xattr_init() and ocfs2_init_acl() use this precomputed state, removing internal ip_xattr_sem acquisition and redundant disk reads.

Additionally, remove the ip_xattr_sem acquisition from ocfs2_xattr_set_handle(). This function is only used while initializing a new inode that has not yet been inserted into the inode hash or attached to a dentry, meaning there is no risk of concurrent access and the lock is unnecessary.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/93xxx/CVE-2026-93252.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
16c8d569f5704a84164f30ff01b29879f3438065
Fixed
4936d4464d1ae10b5fbba64374085a0dcc060560
Fixed
caf3056936fb8b5ce92e419cf8b246ce9c437343
Fixed
5b7b3c50c39ad0dc27e7418981e01c4183273f89
Fixed
8d88f52fbbbcc18adf4091a955511d0cf605bf11
Fixed
8931403ee3dcfe8a24a5267efec9d9460ab7a1b5
Fixed
f8747d81aa6d3efe3ee339a9d912ff3ca6e4d758
Fixed
1222f7a3183b35c0c566899fdaead5c7c4043076
Fixed
bd7c05fb4a4776dff5a87b19008d28458647d15d
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
3.18.111
Fixed
3.19
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
4.4.134
Fixed
4.5
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
4.9.104
Fixed
4.10
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
4.14.37
Fixed
4.15
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
15ac59a84750b3afc0a2b6f2636c4f7e6cbd6d5e
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
b35bb8a41795caa05e09c3aacf7d78f1f20bac04
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
1d5fdc1307eeb04b334c5dc23e11dbd6068d90eb
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
a66174eb4a149b7919d174d9a7ce6ad9909c5ee2

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v3.*
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Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-93252.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.16.0
Fixed
5.10.270
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.11.0
Fixed
5.15.221
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.16.0
Fixed
6.1.188
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.157
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.110
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.52
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.2.6

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-93252.json"