From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; t=1794272973; b=tb0HVy8J2/QsM6qP0cpZCWCrugqLbBAB3X8ym9m01jTwCLMk2NfroRc1JAZtWkZlulZu vp2op16oh2ixdMyoQR5Yzi4Xq435/TSf7oEXoHeInKqgJk/R6Q2NWiCMcZJSMooFL2wSB /YUnyfiaRBbAuRPyG/MNCKqf2UtpDSeQV0WIpP9h1aDr5a+OLsctLQjgHjcq8l9jC01Ss fWtEF6uTrJHeLfgznH/Bpx4F8fOiIxacMcqCxfIN2yoLJwXjkth6/Nowo6lKsCJ9bdrw2 or1ypczc3BWZNwljUmu7SnjningmoK9YsRoRka4yT8IO2aLXgfSVPZzUe2dGRH9R5jg== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1794272973; h=Received:DKIM-Signature:From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:X-Mailer: MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; bh=egTCdZSfH9yG211bZ28sGwL7/Oa8jek+l5VkQOacLCQ=; b=Q5/ehgWVt58x8nFy1hMvj6FrWCSbk6+zcUrwFDC8nUvy34oDjynPLycxCEEAzF3HvYq2 EG5+gCv3ZFV1y1kYZ8myA4yyzRMVfM43hieB9//IuxOlG/oMlX/DOZX/ZcKObHkn1i1vR ftfHgt3uJSipLd22BoKWwCGrIGUxRGgRVf4/U+haukvu3GLSNaZsqrctSfGorIWpD9kMq 4PbLsbKEjV9lGzQFHv2NFF5E/5QHWZ1eUmJxjhmSJrDG44z59pJFwUXcxUAbH69WXlc4/ o+fcWXlFdy7sJZiJnfUI4TKhVMXGUzRV5McNYx7KeoPx7L/npqW5pEbXnWaiWBPypQQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=k20260515 header.b="WO/FY3RH"; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (quasi.space.kernel.org [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E5520606A31C for ; Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:09:32 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=k20260515 header.b=WO/FY3RH Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5D2A71F0089F; Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:09:32 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1794272972; bh=egTCdZSfH9yG211bZ28sGwL7/Oa8jek+l5VkQOacLCQ=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date; b=WO/FY3RHBaOqC6L0VYzzTH06E1koxJQmUOeic0PC6X8ykBE6EWTwMvU4/70NBxsFp taj8SpyW+kKtih77bCMGQPMPd5r4KGLqJ25rATbH51/u6zNPMTZm8gM2m8YHqFBEXc 8RNFq+XXwOQJ74tRZMfT+qKwLbatRal3veepzaldc7JWwxDftTNUG2AY2v/pQ6J/aC lCCeiZsIh/tpDrXKOJwqFe2ZguAWX0z0lXY47tF8MPaCFLImBpHI0wy5abimpXaap2 jjGiu7v8LySocL5ZWU3gpd5EY+qbatSyyGup2wV2HtjwaPN9QI4BMUa62ynm1cDXrk TaXctPvJDQFxg== From: Sasha Levin To: amir73il@gmail.com, edvard@tuta.io Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ovl: inherit FMODE_NONOTIFY when reading directory layers" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2026 20:09:31 -0500 Message-ID: <20261109200931-failed-6.12-9ff338af0e00@kernel.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.53.0 X-Mailing-List: stable@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The patch below does not apply to the 6.12-stable tree. If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to . To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands: git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.12.y git checkout FETCH_HEAD git cherry-pick -x 9ff338af0e002fe217cfa16b1289b76f6b21fc72 # git commit -s git send-email --to '' --in-reply-to '20261109200931-failed-6.12-9ff338af0e00@kernel.org' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.12.y' 'HEAD^..' Thanks, Sasha ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------ >From 9ff338af0e002fe217cfa16b1289b76f6b21fc72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amir Goldstein Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:07:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ovl: inherit FMODE_NONOTIFY when reading directory layers Listing a merged or impure overlay directory opens the real layer directories from ovl_dir_read(), when the readdir cache is filled. Those opens use plain ovl_path_open(), so when the directory fd is one that fanotify created for a permission event, they can still raise FS_OPEN_PERM. A listener that also marks the backing filesystem and calls getdents() on the event fd before answering then deadlocks the same way as with the directory open fixed by the previous commit. Store the overlay user file in struct ovl_readdir_data and pass it to ovl_path_open_realfile() from ovl_dir_read(), for both the merged and the impure cache. Internal readers such as ovl_check_empty_dir() and the mount-time workdir cleanup still pass no user file. A note about severity and real world impact: The FAN_OPEN_PERM event is traditionally used by anti-malware protection agents and security/audit agents. The scope that is often used in those use cases is FAN_MARK_MOUNT and agents typically monitor multiple mounts in a mount namespace. FAN_OPEN_PERM from directory open requires user opt-in with FAN_ONDIR. It is often not the case that anti-malware agents monitor open of directories. Security/audit engines are more likely to opt-into FAN_OPEN_PERM on directories, but are less likely to list the content of a directory within the scope of FAN_OPEN_PERM event, so the real world impact of this bug is likely not significant. Reported-by: Edvard Conrad Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/P5Qu3co--N-9@tuta.io/ Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Tested-by: Edvard Conrad Link: https://lore.kernel.org/ltp/P5WKBbq--F-9@tuta.io/ Co-developed-by: Edvard Conrad Signed-off-by: Edvard Conrad Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein --- fs/overlayfs/readdir.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c index 5d21a328fad46..4cd4af097e5c1 100644 --- a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c +++ b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct ovl_dir_cache { struct ovl_readdir_data { struct dir_context ctx; + const struct file *user_file; struct dentry *dentry; bool is_lowest; struct rb_root *root; @@ -377,7 +378,8 @@ static inline int ovl_dir_read(const struct path *realpath, struct file *realfile; int err; - realfile = ovl_path_open(realpath, O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE); + realfile = ovl_path_open_realfile(rdd->user_file, realpath, + O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE); if (IS_ERR(realfile)) return PTR_ERR(realfile); @@ -421,13 +423,14 @@ static void ovl_dir_reset(struct file *file) } static int ovl_dir_read_merged(struct dentry *dentry, struct list_head *list, - struct rb_root *root) + struct rb_root *root, const struct file *user_file) { int err; struct path realpath; struct ovl_readdir_data rdd = { .ctx.actor = ovl_fill_merge, .ctx.count = INT_MAX, + .user_file = user_file, .dentry = dentry, .list = list, .root = root, @@ -498,9 +501,10 @@ static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_dir_cache_check(struct inode *inode, return cache; } -static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get(struct dentry *dentry) +static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_dir_cache_get(struct file *file) { int res; + struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry; struct ovl_dir_cache *cache; struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry); @@ -521,7 +525,7 @@ static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get(struct dentry *dentry) INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cache->entries); cache->root = RB_ROOT; - res = ovl_dir_read_merged(dentry, &cache->entries, &cache->root); + res = ovl_dir_read_merged(dentry, &cache->entries, &cache->root, file); if (res) { ovl_cache_free(&cache->entries); kfree(cache); @@ -665,8 +669,8 @@ static bool ovl_fill_plain(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, return true; } -static int ovl_dir_read_impure(const struct path *path, struct list_head *list, - struct rb_root *root) +static int ovl_dir_read_impure(const struct path *path, struct list_head *list, + struct rb_root *root, const struct file *user_file) { int err; struct path realpath; @@ -674,6 +678,7 @@ static int ovl_dir_read_impure(const struct path *path, struct list_head *list, struct ovl_readdir_data rdd = { .ctx.actor = ovl_fill_plain, .ctx.count = INT_MAX, + .user_file = user_file, .list = list, .root = root, }; @@ -710,9 +715,10 @@ static int ovl_dir_read_impure(const struct path *path, struct list_head *list, return 0; } -static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get_impure(const struct path *path) +static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get_impure(struct file *file) { int res; + const struct path *path = &file->f_path; struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry; struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry); struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(dentry->d_sb); @@ -731,7 +737,7 @@ static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get_impure(const struct path *path) return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); cache->is_refcounted = false; - res = ovl_dir_read_impure(path, &cache->entries, &cache->root); + res = ovl_dir_read_impure(path, &cache->entries, &cache->root, file); if (res) { ovl_cache_free(&cache->entries); kfree(cache); @@ -852,7 +858,7 @@ static int ovl_iterate_real(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx) dput(parent); if (ovl_is_impure_dir(file)) { - rdt.cache = ovl_cache_get_impure(&file->f_path); + rdt.cache = ovl_cache_get_impure(file); if (IS_ERR(rdt.cache)) return PTR_ERR(rdt.cache); } @@ -866,14 +872,13 @@ static int ovl_iterate_real(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx) static int ovl_iterate_merged(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx) { struct ovl_dir_file *od = file->private_data; - struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry; struct ovl_cache_entry *p; int err; if (!od->cache) { struct ovl_dir_cache *cache; - cache = ovl_cache_get(dentry); + cache = ovl_dir_cache_get(file); if (IS_ERR(cache)) return PTR_ERR(cache); @@ -1120,7 +1125,7 @@ int ovl_check_empty_dir(struct dentry *dentry, struct list_head *list) struct rb_root root = RB_ROOT; with_ovl_creds(dentry->d_sb) - err = ovl_dir_read_merged(dentry, list, &root); + err = ovl_dir_read_merged(dentry, list, &root, NULL); if (err) return err; -- 2.53.0