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Since the bulk of this function happens\nunder inode->i_lock this causes a significant contention on the lock\nwhen we remove the watch from the directory as the\n__fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() call from fsnotify_recalc_mask()\nraces with __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() calls from\n__fsnotify_parent() happening on children. This can lead upto softlockup\nreports reported by users.\n\nFix the problem by calling fsnotify_update_children_dentry_flags() to\nset PARENT_WATCHED flags only when parent starts watching children.\n\nWhen parent stops watching children, clear false positive PARENT_WATCHED\nflags lazily in __fsnotify_parent() for each accessed child."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/notify/fsnotify.c","fs/notify/fsnotify.h","fs/notify/mark.c","include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h"],"versions":[{"version":"873feea09ebc980cbd3631b767356ce1eee65ec1","lessThan":"3f3ef1d9f66b93913ce2171120d9226b55acd41d","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"873feea09ebc980cbd3631b767356ce1eee65ec1","lessThan":"f9a48bc3dd9099935751458a5bbbea4b7c28abc8","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"873feea09ebc980cbd3631b767356ce1eee65ec1","lessThan":"d8c42405fc3507cc43ba7e4986a773c3fc633f6e","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"873feea09ebc980cbd3631b767356ce1eee65ec1","lessThan":"fc1b1e135c3f72382f792e6c319fc088d5523ad5","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"873feea09ebc980cbd3631b767356ce1eee65ec1","lessThan":"7ef1d2e240c32b1f337a37232d037b07e3919e1a","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"873feea09ebc980cbd3631b767356ce1eee65ec1","lessThan":"172e422ffea20a89bfdc672741c1aad6fbb5044e","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/notify/fsnotify.c","fs/notify/fsnotify.h","fs/notify/mark.c","include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h"],"versions":[{"version":"2.6.38","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"2.6.38","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.226","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.167","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.109","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.50","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.10.9","lessThanOrEqual":"6.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.11","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.38","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.226"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.38","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.167"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.38","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.109"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.38","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.50"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.38","versionEndExcluding":"6.10.9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.38","versionEndExcluding":"6.11"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f3ef1d9f66b93913ce2171120d9226b55acd41d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a48bc3dd9099935751458a5bbbea4b7c28abc8"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c42405fc3507cc43ba7e4986a773c3fc633f6e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1b1e135c3f72382f792e6c319fc088d5523ad5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef1d2e240c32b1f337a37232d037b07e3919e1a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/172e422ffea20a89bfdc672741c1aad6fbb5044e"}],"title":"fsnotify: clear PARENT_WATCHED flags lazily","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2024-10-10T13:23:14.677657Z","id":"CVE-2024-47660","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2024-10-10T13:23:29.701Z"}},{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE","dateUpdated":"2025-11-03T22:20:24.577Z"}}]}}