# CVE-2022-49702: btrfs: fix hang during unmount when block group reclaim task is running
> A race condition in the Linux kernel btrfs filesystem can cause a system hang during unmount operations, leading to denial of service.
- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49702, GHSA-6hq8-g74x-24q3, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49702
## What is CVE-2022-49702?
CVE-2022-49702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
### Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix hang during unmount when block group reclaim task is running
When we start an unmount, at close_ctree(), if we have the reclaim task
running and in the middle of a data block group relocation, we can trigger
a deadlock when stopping an async reclaim task, producing a trace like the
following:
[629724.498185] task:kworker/u16:7 state:D stack: 0 pid:681170 ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000
[629724.499760] Workqueue: events_unbound btrfs_async_reclaim_metadata_space [btrfs]
[629724.501267] Call Trace:
[629724.501759]
[629724.502174] __schedule+0x3cb/0xed0
[629724.502842] schedule+0x4e/0xb0
[629724.503447] btrfs_wait_on_delayed_iputs+0x7c/0xc0 [btrfs]
[629724.504534] ? prepare_to_wait_exclusive+0xc0/0xc0
[629724.505442] flush_space+0x423/0x630 [btrfs]
[629724.506296] ? rcu_read_unlock_trace_special+0x20/0x50
[629724.507259] ? lock_release+0x220/0x4a0
[629724.507932] ? btrfs_get_alloc_profile+0xb3/0x290 [btrfs]
[629724.508940] ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x4b/0xa0
[629724.509688] btrfs_async_reclaim_metadata_space+0x139/0x320 [btrfs]
[629724.510922] process_one_work+0x252/0x5a0
[629724.511694] ? process_one_work+0x5a0/0x5a0
[629724.512508] worker_thread+0x52/0x3b0
[629724.513220] ? process_one_work+0x5a0/0x5a0
[629724.514021] kthread+0xf2/0x120
[629724.514627] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
[629724.515526] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[629724.516236]
[629724.516694] task:umount state:D stack: 0 pid:719055 ppid:695412 flags:0x00004000
[629724.518269] Call Trace:
[629724.518746]
[629724.519160] __schedule+0x3cb/0xed0
[629724.519835] schedule+0x4e/0xb0
[629724.520467] schedule_timeout+0xed/0x130
[629724.521221] ? lock_release+0x220/0x4a0
[629724.521946] ? lock_acquired+0x19c/0x420
[629724.522662] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x1b/0xe0
[629724.523411] __wait_for_common+0xaf/0x1f0
[629724.524189] ? usleep_range_state+0xb0/0xb0
[629724.524997] __flush_work+0x26d/0x530
[629724.525698] ? flush_workqueue_prep_pwqs+0x140/0x140
[629724.526580] ? lock_acquire+0x1a0/0x310
[629724.527324] __cancel_work_timer+0x137/0x1c0
[629724.528190] close_ctree+0xfd/0x531 [btrfs]
[629724.529000] ? evict_inodes+0x166/0x1c0
[629724.529510] generic_shutdown_super+0x74/0x120
[629724.530103] kill_anon_super+0x14/0x30
[629724.530611] btrfs_kill_super+0x12/0x20 [btrfs]
[629724.531246] deactivate_locked_super+0x31/0xa0
[629724.531817] cleanup_mnt+0x147/0x1c0
[629724.532319] task_work_run+0x5c/0xa0
[629724.532984] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x1a6/0x1b0
[629724.533598] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40
[629724.534200] do_syscall_64+0x48/0x90
[629724.534667] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
[629724.535318] RIP: 0033:0x7fa2b90437a7
[629724.535804] RSP: 002b:00007ffe0b7e4458 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a6
[629724.536912] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007fa2b9182264 RCX: 00007fa2b90437a7
[629724.538156] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000555d6cf20dd0
[629724.539053] RBP: 0000555d6cf20ba0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007ffe0b7e3200
[629724.539956] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
[629724.540883] R13: 0000555d6cf20dd0 R14: 0000555d6cf20cb0 R15: 0000000000000000
[629724.541796]
This happens because:
1) Before entering close_ctree() we have the async block group reclaim
task running and relocating a data block group;
2) There's an async metadata (or data) space reclaim task running;
3) We enter close_ctree() and park the cleaner kthread;
4) The async space reclaim task is at flush_space() and runs all the
existing delayed iputs;
5) Before the async space reclaim task calls
btrfs_wait_on_delayed_iputs(), the block group reclaim task which is
doing the data block group relocation, creates a delayed iput at
replace_file_extents() (called when COWing leaves that have file extent
items pointing to relocated data exten
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Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)
## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49702?
It affects 1 product.
Products: Linux kernel.
## How do I fix CVE-2022-49702?
Apply the vendor's patch.
## Is CVE-2022-49702 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49702 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents
```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49702 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-49702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49702 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49702/index.md)
```
## Sources
- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49702
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49702
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49702
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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49702/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.