# CVE-2024-48875: btrfs: don't take dev_replace rwsem on task already holding it

> A recursive locking bug in the btrfs filesystem can cause a deadlock and system hang during device replacement operations.

- **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:** 11 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-56216, AZL-56255, BELL-CVE-2024-48875, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48875, GHSA-hg9v-mfmx-jx2x, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-48875, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-48875, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-48875, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48875

## What is CVE-2024-48875?

CVE-2024-48875 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jan 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: don't take dev_replace rwsem on task already holding it

Running fstests btrfs/011 with MKFS_OPTIONS="-O rst" to force the usage of
the RAID stripe-tree, we get the following splat from lockdep:

 BTRFS info (device sdd): dev_replace from /dev/sdd (devid 1) to /dev/sdb started

 ============================================
 WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
 6.11.0-rc3-btrfs-for-next #599 Not tainted
 --------------------------------------------
 btrfs/2326 is trying to acquire lock:
 ffff88810f215c98 (&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250

 but task is already holding lock:
 ffff88810f215c98 (&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250

 other info that might help us debug this:
  Possible unsafe locking scenario:

        CPU0
        ----
   lock(&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem);
   lock(&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem);

  *** DEADLOCK ***

  May be due to missing lock nesting notation

 1 lock held by btrfs/2326:
  #0: ffff88810f215c98 (&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250

 stack backtrace:
 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2326 Comm: btrfs Not tainted 6.11.0-rc3-btrfs-for-next #599
 Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
 Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  dump_stack_lvl+0x5b/0x80
  __lock_acquire+0x2798/0x69d0
  ? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
  ? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
  lock_acquire+0x19d/0x4a0
  ? btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
  ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
  ? find_held_lock+0x2d/0x110
  ? lock_is_held_type+0x8f/0x100
  down_read+0x8e/0x440
  ? btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
  ? __pfx_down_read+0x10/0x10
  ? do_raw_read_unlock+0x44/0x70
  ? _raw_read_unlock+0x23/0x40
  btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
  ? btrfs_dev_replace_by_ioctl+0xd69/0x1d00
  ? btrfs_bio_counter_inc_blocked+0xd9/0x2e0
  ? __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6e/0x70
  ? __pfx_btrfs_map_block+0x10/0x10
  ? __pfx_btrfs_bio_counter_inc_blocked+0x10/0x10
  ? kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1f2/0x300
  ? mempool_alloc_noprof+0xed/0x2b0
  btrfs_submit_chunk+0x28d/0x17e0
  ? __pfx_btrfs_submit_chunk+0x10/0x10
  ? bvec_alloc+0xd7/0x1b0
  ? bio_add_folio+0x171/0x270
  ? __pfx_bio_add_folio+0x10/0x10
  ? __kasan_check_read+0x20/0x20
  btrfs_submit_bio+0x37/0x80
  read_extent_buffer_pages+0x3df/0x6c0
  btrfs_read_extent_buffer+0x13e/0x5f0
  read_tree_block+0x81/0xe0
  read_block_for_search+0x4bd/0x7a0
  ? __pfx_read_block_for_search+0x10/0x10
  btrfs_search_slot+0x78d/0x2720
  ? __pfx_btrfs_search_slot+0x10/0x10
  ? lock_is_held_type+0x8f/0x100
  ? kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
  ? __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6e/0x70
  ? kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1f2/0x300
  btrfs_get_raid_extent_offset+0x181/0x820
  ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
  ? __pfx_btrfs_get_raid_extent_offset+0x10/0x10
  ? down_read+0x194/0x440
  ? __pfx_down_read+0x10/0x10
  ? do_raw_read_unlock+0x44/0x70
  ? _raw_read_unlock+0x23/0x40
  btrfs_map_block+0x5b5/0x2250
  ? __pfx_btrfs_map_block+0x10/0x10
  scrub_submit_initial_read+0x8fe/0x11b0
  ? __pfx_scrub_submit_initial_read+0x10/0x10
  submit_initial_group_read+0x161/0x3a0
  ? lock_release+0x20e/0x710
  ? __pfx_submit_initial_group_read+0x10/0x10
  ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
  scrub_simple_mirror.isra.0+0x3eb/0x580
  scrub_stripe+0xe4d/0x1440
  ? lock_release+0x20e/0x710
  ? __pfx_scrub_stripe+0x10/0x10
  ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
  ? do_raw_read_unlock+0x44/0x70
  ? _raw_read_unlock+0x23/0x40
  scrub_chunk+0x257/0x4a0
  scrub_enumerate_chunks+0x64c/0xf70
  ? __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x147/0x5f0
  ? __pfx_scrub_enumerate_chunks+0x10/0x10
  ? bit_wait_timeout+0xb0/0x170
  ? __up_read+0x189/0x700
  ? scrub_workers_get+0x231/0x300
  ? up_write+0x490/0x4f0
  btrfs_scrub_dev+0x52e/0xcd0
  ? create_pending_snapshots+0x230/0x250
  ? __pfx_btrfs_scrub_dev+0x10/0x10
  btrfs_dev_replace_by_ioctl+0xd69/0x1d00
  ? lock_acquire+0x19d/0x4a0
  ? __pfx_btrfs_dev_replace_by_ioctl+0x10/0x10
  ?
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Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48875?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-48875?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-48875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-48875 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-48875 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jan 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-2024-48875 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-2024-48875/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48875/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48875
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48875
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-48875

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