Forwarded: Re: [syzbot] [kernel?] INFO: task hung in restrict_one_thread_callback
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Date: Sat Feb 21 2026 - 01:27:35 EST
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Subject: Re: [syzbot] [kernel?] INFO: task hung in restrict_one_thread_callback
Author: dingyihan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
#syz test
diff --git a/security/landlock/tsync.c b/security/landlock/tsync.c
index 0d2b9c646030..4a6b9d99e594 100644
--- a/security/landlock/tsync.c
+++ b/security/landlock/tsync.c
@@ -447,6 +447,19 @@ int landlock_restrict_sibling_threads(const struct cred *old_cred,
shared_ctx.new_cred = new_cred;
shared_ctx.set_no_new_privs = task_no_new_privs(current);
+ /*
+ * We must serialize concurrent TSYNC requests within the same thread group.
+ * However, we cannot use a blocking mutex_lock() here. If Thread A holds
+ * the lock and queues task_work on Thread B, and Thread B calls TSYNC and
+ * blocks on the lock, Thread B will never return to user-mode to execute
+ * Thread A's task_work, resulting in a deadlock.
+ *
+ * Using mutex_trylock() allows us to fail gracefully, returning
+ * -ERESTARTNOINTR to process pending task_work and retry the syscall.
+ */
+ if (!mutex_trylock(¤t->signal->cred_guard_mutex))
+ return -ERESTARTNOINTR;
+
/*
* We schedule a pseudo-signal task_work for each of the calling task's
* sibling threads. In the task work, each thread:
@@ -557,5 +570,7 @@ int landlock_restrict_sibling_threads(const struct cred *old_cred,
tsync_works_release(&works);
+ mutex_unlock(¤t->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+
return atomic_read(&shared_ctx.preparation_error);
}