Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
null_blk: use DEFINE_MUTEX for the file-scope mutex
In null_init(), mutex_init(&lock) currently happens after
configfs_register_subsystem(), which exposes the nullb subsystem to
userspace. A racing mkdir() into /sys/kernel/config/nullb/ can reach
null_find_dev_by_name() -> mutex_lock(&lock) before the mutex is
initialized, trigger warning:
[ 123.137788] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock)
[ 123.137796] WARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:159 at mutex_lock+0x171/0x1c0, CPU#13: mkdir/1301
[ 123.140090] Modules linked in: null_blk(+) nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4
......
[ 123.154926] Call Trace:
[ 123.155172] <TASK>
[ 123.155419] ? __pfx_mutex_lock+0x10/0x10
[ 123.156181] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10
[ 123.156571] nullb_group_make_group+0x20/0x100 [null_blk]
[ 123.157011] configfs_mkdir+0x47b/0xc70
[ 123.157337] ? __pfx_configfs_mkdir+0x10/0x10
[ 123.157719] ? may_create_dentry+0x242/0x2e0
[ 123.158061] vfs_mkdir+0x2a9/0x6c0
[ 123.158352] filename_mkdirat+0x3dc/0x500
[ 123.158710] ? __pfx_filename_mkdirat+0x10/0x10
[ 123.159070] ? strncpy_from_user+0x3a/0x1d0
[ 123.159413] __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6b/0x90
[ 123.159760] do_syscall_64+0xea/0x600
Replace the runtime mutex_init(&lock) with a static DEFINE_MUTEX(lock)
declaration to fix this issue.
null_blk: use DEFINE_MUTEX for the file-scope mutex
In null_init(), mutex_init(&lock) currently happens after
configfs_register_subsystem(), which exposes the nullb subsystem to
userspace. A racing mkdir() into /sys/kernel/config/nullb/ can reach
null_find_dev_by_name() -> mutex_lock(&lock) before the mutex is
initialized, trigger warning:
[ 123.137788] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock)
[ 123.137796] WARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:159 at mutex_lock+0x171/0x1c0, CPU#13: mkdir/1301
[ 123.140090] Modules linked in: null_blk(+) nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4
......
[ 123.154926] Call Trace:
[ 123.155172] <TASK>
[ 123.155419] ? __pfx_mutex_lock+0x10/0x10
[ 123.156181] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10
[ 123.156571] nullb_group_make_group+0x20/0x100 [null_blk]
[ 123.157011] configfs_mkdir+0x47b/0xc70
[ 123.157337] ? __pfx_configfs_mkdir+0x10/0x10
[ 123.157719] ? may_create_dentry+0x242/0x2e0
[ 123.158061] vfs_mkdir+0x2a9/0x6c0
[ 123.158352] filename_mkdirat+0x3dc/0x500
[ 123.158710] ? __pfx_filename_mkdirat+0x10/0x10
[ 123.159070] ? strncpy_from_user+0x3a/0x1d0
[ 123.159413] __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6b/0x90
[ 123.159760] do_syscall_64+0xea/0x600
Replace the runtime mutex_init(&lock) with a static DEFINE_MUTEX(lock)
declaration to fix this issue.
Published:
2026-09-17
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: null_blk: use DEFINE_MUTEX for the file-scope mutex In null_init(), mutex_init(&lock) currently happens after configfs_register_subsystem(), which exposes the nullb subsystem to userspace. A racing mkdir() into /sys/kernel/config/nullb/ can reach null_find_dev_by_name() -> mutex_lock(&lock) before the mutex is initialized, trigger warning: [ 123.137788] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock) [ 123.137796] WARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:159 at mutex_lock+0x171/0x1c0, CPU#13: mkdir/1301 [ 123.140090] Modules linked in: null_blk(+) nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 ...... [ 123.154926] Call Trace: [ 123.155172] <TASK> [ 123.155419] ? __pfx_mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 [ 123.156181] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 [ 123.156571] nullb_group_make_group+0x20/0x100 [null_blk] [ 123.157011] configfs_mkdir+0x47b/0xc70 [ 123.157337] ? __pfx_configfs_mkdir+0x10/0x10 [ 123.157719] ? may_create_dentry+0x242/0x2e0 [ 123.158061] vfs_mkdir+0x2a9/0x6c0 [ 123.158352] filename_mkdirat+0x3dc/0x500 [ 123.158710] ? __pfx_filename_mkdirat+0x10/0x10 [ 123.159070] ? strncpy_from_user+0x3a/0x1d0 [ 123.159413] __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6b/0x90 [ 123.159760] do_syscall_64+0xea/0x600 Replace the runtime mutex_init(&lock) with a static DEFINE_MUTEX(lock) declaration to fix this issue. | |
| Title | null_blk: use DEFINE_MUTEX for the file-scope mutex | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:07:11.654Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.792Z
Link: CVE-2026-90190
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:13.670
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:13.670
Link: CVE-2026-90190
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