On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:21:54 -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> do_req_filebacked() calls blk_mq_complete_request() synchronously or
> asynchronously when using asynchronous I/O unless memory allocation fails.
> Hence, modify loop_handle_cmd() such that it does not dereference 'cmd' nor
> 'rq' after do_req_filebacked() finished unless we are sure that the request
> has not yet been completed. This patch fixes the following kernel crash:
>
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000054
> Call trace:
> css_put.42938+0x1c/0x1ac
> loop_process_work+0xc8c/0xfd4
> loop_rootcg_workfn+0x24/0x34
> process_one_work+0x244/0x558
> worker_thread+0x400/0x8fc
> kthread+0x16c/0x1e0
> ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
>
> [...]
Applied, thanks!
[1/1] loop: Fix use-after-free issues
commit: 9b0cb770f5d7b1ff40bea7ca385438ee94570eec
Best regards,
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Jens Axboe
