[Pkg-clamav-devel] Bug#904111: clamav-daemon causing deadlocks/blocking I/O.

[Sebastian Andrzej Siewior]

On 2018-07-19 13:38:04 [-0700], Adam Lambert wrote:
> clamd (28514): Using fanotify permission checks may lead to deadlock; tainting kernel
> and shortly thereafter

This seems to become true.

> INFO: task clamd:28512 blocked for more than 120 seconds.

That is deadlock that happens.

> I downgraded to 0.99.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1 and system remains stable as it had been heretofore.
interresting.

> I suspect this is related to my use of ScanOnAccess true, but not sure.
I think that causes the problem. Could you try to switch it off?
Do you use clamav / the machine for something like a mailserver or so?

Sebastian