WARNING in kvfree_call_rcu

Status: fixed on 2025/09/04 16:57
Subsystems: net lsm
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Reported-by: syzbot+40bf00346c3fe40f90f2@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Fix commit: 60ada4fe644e smc: Fix various oops due to inet_sock type confusion.
First crash: 383d, last: 383d
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Re: [PATCH v1 net] smc: Fix various oops due to inet_sock type confusion. 1 (1) 2025/07/15 17:07
[PATCH v1 net] smc: Fix various oops due to inet_sock type confusion. 5 (5) 2025/07/15 00:20
[syzbot] [lsm?] [net?] WARNING in kvfree_call_rcu 16 (32) 2025/07/14 04:33
▶ ▼ Last patch testing requests (16)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/07/14 02:37 1h18m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/13 08:43 18m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/13 07:39 19m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/13 05:10 39m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/13 02:39 19m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/12 23:54 26m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci error
2025/07/12 06:07 18m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/12 01:55 1h08m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/12 00:21 27m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/11 13:05 22m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/11 09:33 21m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/11 06:12 18m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/10 23:09 32m hdanton@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci report log
2025/07/08 23:19 34m kuniyu@google.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci OK log
2025/07/08 22:41 11m kuniyu@google.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci error
2025/07/08 02:11 29m kuniyu@google.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci OK log

Sample crash report:
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ODEBUG: activate active (active state 1) object: 000000006921da73 object type: rcu_head hint: 0x0
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6718 at lib/debugobjects.c:615 debug_print_object lib/debugobjects.c:612 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6718 at lib/debugobjects.c:615 debug_object_activate+0x344/0x460 lib/debugobjects.c:842
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6718 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc4-syzkaller-g7482bb149b9f #0 PREEMPT 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : debug_print_object lib/debugobjects.c:612 [inline]
pc : debug_object_activate+0x344/0x460 lib/debugobjects.c:842
lr : debug_print_object lib/debugobjects.c:612 [inline]
lr : debug_object_activate+0x344/0x460 lib/debugobjects.c:842
sp : ffff8000a03a76d0
x29: ffff8000a03a76d0 x28: ffff8000976d7000 x27: dfff800000000000
x26: ffff80008afc2480 x25: 0000000000000001 x24: ffff8000891ac9a0
x23: 0000000000000003 x22: ffff80008b539420 x21: 0000000000000000
x20: ffff80008afc2480 x19: ffff8000891ac9a0 x18: 00000000ffffffff
x17: 3761643132393630 x16: ffff80008ae642c8 x15: ffff700011ede14c
x14: 1ffff00011ede14c x13: 0000000000000004 x12: ffffffffffffffff
x11: ffff700011ede14c x10: 0000000000ff0100 x9 : 5fa3c1ffaf0ff000
x8 : 5fa3c1ffaf0ff000 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000001
x5 : ffff8000a03a7018 x4 : ffff80008f766c20 x3 : ffff80008054d360
x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000201 x0 : 0000000000000000
Call trace:
 debug_print_object lib/debugobjects.c:612 [inline] (P)
 debug_object_activate+0x344/0x460 lib/debugobjects.c:842 (P)
 debug_rcu_head_queue kernel/rcu/rcu.h:236 [inline]
 kvfree_call_rcu+0x4c/0x3f0 mm/slab_common.c:1953
 cipso_v4_sock_setattr+0x2f0/0x3f4 net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c:1914
 netlbl_sock_setattr+0x240/0x334 net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c:1000
 smack_netlbl_add+0xa8/0x158 security/smack/smack_lsm.c:2581
 smack_inode_setsecurity+0x378/0x430 security/smack/smack_lsm.c:2912
 security_inode_setsecurity+0x118/0x3c0 security/security.c:2706
 __vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x174/0x5c4 fs/xattr.c:251
 __vfs_setxattr_locked+0x1ec/0x218 fs/xattr.c:295
 vfs_setxattr+0x158/0x2ac fs/xattr.c:321
 do_setxattr fs/xattr.c:636 [inline]
 file_setxattr+0x1b8/0x294 fs/xattr.c:646
 path_setxattrat+0x2ac/0x320 fs/xattr.c:711
 __do_sys_fsetxattr fs/xattr.c:761 [inline]
 __se_sys_fsetxattr fs/xattr.c:758 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_fsetxattr+0xc0/0xdc fs/xattr.c:758
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49
 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132
 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151
 el0_svc+0x58/0x180 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:879
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:898
 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600
irq event stamp: 739
hardirqs last  enabled at (738): [<ffff80008055484c>] __up_console_sem kernel/printk/printk.c:344 [inline]
hardirqs last  enabled at (738): [<ffff80008055484c>] __console_unlock+0x70/0xc4 kernel/printk/printk.c:2885
hardirqs last disabled at (739): [<ffff80008aef73d4>] el1_brk64+0x1c/0x48 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:574
softirqs last  enabled at (668): [<ffff8000891992e0>] spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:396 [inline]
softirqs last  enabled at (668): [<ffff8000891992e0>] release_sock+0x14c/0x1ac net/core/sock.c:3776
softirqs last disabled at (712): [<ffff800082c8970c>] local_bh_disable+0x10/0x34 include/linux/bottom_half.h:19
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
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ODEBUG: active_state active (active state 1) object: 000000006921da73 object type: rcu_head hint: 0x0
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6718 at lib/debugobjects.c:615 debug_print_object lib/debugobjects.c:612 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6718 at lib/debugobjects.c:615 debug_object_active_state+0x28c/0x350 lib/debugobjects.c:1064
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6718 Comm: syz.0.17 Tainted: G        W           6.16.0-rc4-syzkaller-g7482bb149b9f #0 PREEMPT 
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : debug_print_object lib/debugobjects.c:612 [inline]
pc : debug_object_active_state+0x28c/0x350 lib/debugobjects.c:1064
lr : debug_print_object lib/debugobjects.c:612 [inline]
lr : debug_object_active_state+0x28c/0x350 lib/debugobjects.c:1064
sp : ffff8000a03a76c0
x29: ffff8000a03a76d0 x28: ffff80008f671000 x27: dfff800000000000
x26: 0000000000000003 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff0000cb6fd7a8
x23: 0000000000000001 x22: ffff80008afc2480 x21: ffff80008b539420
x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff8000891ac9a0 x18: 00000000ffffffff
x17: 3239363030303030 x16: ffff80008ae642c8 x15: ffff700011ede14c
x14: 1ffff00011ede14c x13: 0000000000000004 x12: ffffffffffffffff
x11: ffff700011ede14c x10: 0000000000ff0100 x9 : 5fa3c1ffaf0ff000
x8 : 5fa3c1ffaf0ff000 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000001
x5 : ffff8000a03a7018 x4 : ffff80008f766c20 x3 : ffff80008054d360
x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000201 x0 : 0000000000000000
Call trace:
 debug_print_object lib/debugobjects.c:612 [inline] (P)
 debug_object_active_state+0x28c/0x350 lib/debugobjects.c:1064 (P)
 debug_rcu_head_queue kernel/rcu/rcu.h:237 [inline]
 kvfree_call_rcu+0x64/0x3f0 mm/slab_common.c:1953
 cipso_v4_sock_setattr+0x2f0/0x3f4 net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c:1914
 netlbl_sock_setattr+0x240/0x334 net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c:1000
 smack_netlbl_add+0xa8/0x158 security/smack/smack_lsm.c:2581
 smack_inode_setsecurity+0x378/0x430 security/smack/smack_lsm.c:2912
 security_inode_setsecurity+0x118/0x3c0 security/security.c:2706
 __vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x174/0x5c4 fs/xattr.c:251
 __vfs_setxattr_locked+0x1ec/0x218 fs/xattr.c:295
 vfs_setxattr+0x158/0x2ac fs/xattr.c:321
 do_setxattr fs/xattr.c:636 [inline]
 file_setxattr+0x1b8/0x294 fs/xattr.c:646
 path_setxattrat+0x2ac/0x320 fs/xattr.c:711
 __do_sys_fsetxattr fs/xattr.c:761 [inline]
 __se_sys_fsetxattr fs/xattr.c:758 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_fsetxattr+0xc0/0xdc fs/xattr.c:758
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49
 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132
 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151
 el0_svc+0x58/0x180 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:879
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:898
 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600
irq event stamp: 765
hardirqs last  enabled at (764): [<ffff80008055484c>] __up_console_sem kernel/printk/printk.c:344 [inline]
hardirqs last  enabled at (764): [<ffff80008055484c>] __console_unlock+0x70/0xc4 kernel/printk/printk.c:2885
hardirqs last disabled at (765): [<ffff80008aef73d4>] el1_brk64+0x1c/0x48 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:574
softirqs last  enabled at (668): [<ffff8000891992e0>] spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:396 [inline]
softirqs last  enabled at (668): [<ffff8000891992e0>] release_sock+0x14c/0x1ac net/core/sock.c:3776
softirqs last disabled at (712): [<ffff800082c8970c>] local_bh_disable+0x10/0x34 include/linux/bottom_half.h:19
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
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kvfree_call_rcu(): Double-freed call. rcu_head 000000006921da73
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6718 at mm/slab_common.c:1956 kvfree_call_rcu+0x94/0x3f0 mm/slab_common.c:1955
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6718 Comm: syz.0.17 Tainted: G        W           6.16.0-rc4-syzkaller-g7482bb149b9f #0 PREEMPT 
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : kvfree_call_rcu+0x94/0x3f0 mm/slab_common.c:1955
lr : kvfree_call_rcu+0x94/0x3f0 mm/slab_common.c:1955
sp : ffff8000a03a7730
x29: ffff8000a03a7730 x28: 00000000fffffff5 x27: 1fffe000184823d3
x26: dfff800000000000 x25: ffff0000c2411e9e x24: ffff0000dd88da00
x23: ffff8000891ac9a0 x22: 00000000ffffffea x21: ffff8000891ac9a0
x20: ffff8000891ac9a0 x19: ffff80008afc2480 x18: 00000000ffffffff
x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff80008ae642c8 x15: ffff700011ede14c
x14: 1ffff00011ede14c x13: 0000000000000004 x12: ffffffffffffffff
x11: ffff700011ede14c x10: 0000000000ff0100 x9 : 5fa3c1ffaf0ff000
x8 : 5fa3c1ffaf0ff000 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000001
x5 : ffff8000a03a7078 x4 : ffff80008f766c20 x3 : ffff80008054d360
x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000201 x0 : 0000000000000000
Call trace:
 kvfree_call_rcu+0x94/0x3f0 mm/slab_common.c:1955 (P)
 cipso_v4_sock_setattr+0x2f0/0x3f4 net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c:1914
 netlbl_sock_setattr+0x240/0x334 net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c:1000
 smack_netlbl_add+0xa8/0x158 security/smack/smack_lsm.c:2581
 smack_inode_setsecurity+0x378/0x430 security/smack/smack_lsm.c:2912
 security_inode_setsecurity+0x118/0x3c0 security/security.c:2706
 __vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x174/0x5c4 fs/xattr.c:251
 __vfs_setxattr_locked+0x1ec/0x218 fs/xattr.c:295
 vfs_setxattr+0x158/0x2ac fs/xattr.c:321
 do_setxattr fs/xattr.c:636 [inline]
 file_setxattr+0x1b8/0x294 fs/xattr.c:646
 path_setxattrat+0x2ac/0x320 fs/xattr.c:711
 __do_sys_fsetxattr fs/xattr.c:761 [inline]
 __se_sys_fsetxattr fs/xattr.c:758 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_fsetxattr+0xc0/0xdc fs/xattr.c:758
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49
 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132
 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151
 el0_svc+0x58/0x180 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:879
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:898
 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600
irq event stamp: 789
hardirqs last  enabled at (788): [<ffff80008055484c>] __up_console_sem kernel/printk/printk.c:344 [inline]
hardirqs last  enabled at (788): [<ffff80008055484c>] __console_unlock+0x70/0xc4 kernel/printk/printk.c:2885
hardirqs last disabled at (789): [<ffff80008aef73d4>] el1_brk64+0x1c/0x48 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:574
softirqs last  enabled at (668): [<ffff8000891992e0>] spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:396 [inline]
softirqs last  enabled at (668): [<ffff8000891992e0>] release_sock+0x14c/0x1ac net/core/sock.c:3776
softirqs last disabled at (712): [<ffff800082c8970c>] local_bh_disable+0x10/0x34 include/linux/bottom_half.h:19
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Crashes (2):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/07/07 19:50 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 7482bb149b9f 4f67c4ae .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in kvfree_call_rcu
2025/07/07 19:19 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 7482bb149b9f 4f67c4ae .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in kvfree_call_rcu
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.