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

s390/debug: Fix deadlock during unregister

Unregistering an s390dbf debug area while one of the associated debugfs
files is being written to can cause a deadlock:

$ echo >.../vmur/level $ rmmod vmur
===================================================
debugfs write
debugfs_file_get()
debug_unregister()
mutex_lock(debug_mutex)
debugfs_remove()
wait for debugfs_file_put()
debug_file_ops.write()
debug_input()
mutex_lock(debug_mutex) ==> DEADLOCK

Fix this by splitting debug_unregister() into an s390dbf and debugfs
part, and running only the s390dbf part with debug_mutex locked.

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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/debug: Fix deadlock during unregister Unregistering an s390dbf debug area while one of the associated debugfs files is being written to can cause a deadlock: $ echo >.../vmur/level $ rmmod vmur =================================================== debugfs write debugfs_file_get() debug_unregister() mutex_lock(debug_mutex) debugfs_remove() wait for debugfs_file_put() debug_file_ops.write() debug_input() mutex_lock(debug_mutex) ==> DEADLOCK Fix this by splitting debug_unregister() into an s390dbf and debugfs part, and running only the s390dbf part with debug_mutex locked.
Title s390/debug: Fix deadlock during unregister
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T16:07:24.126Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.793Z

Link: CVE-2026-90209

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