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WARNING in kcov_task_exit

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/10/05 04:48
Subsystems: kernel
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+47cf95ca1f9dcca872c8@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 282d, last: 33m
✨ AI Jobs (3)
ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision Error
46754938-6f01-4461-a65e-1a27b2f111de assessment-security DenialOfService: ❌ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ WARNING in kcov_task_exit 2026/06/01 07:00 2026/06/01 07:00 2026/06/01 08:09 6b4a844333e83556da95d61d7f207e7ef5cd4bc6

			
		
36d40745-0ea9-411a-922b-d696de2cd873 assessment-security 💥 WARNING in kcov_task_exit 2026/05/15 10:34 2026/05/15 10:34 2026/05/15 10:35 9cd3beaadf14b3a22d15fd97a0bf081ee41ebe01
failed to run ["git" "-c" "core.hooksPath=/dev/null" "checkout" "70eda68668d1476b459b64e69b8f36659fa9dfa8"]: exit status 128
fatal: sha1 file '/app/workdir/repo/linux/.git/index.lock' write error. Out...
truncated to first 200 bytes; open job for full error
523e8a01-7718-4f4b-9347-0dc94cdedb36 repro WARNING in kcov_task_exit 2026/03/07 12:39 2026/03/07 12:39 2026/03/07 12:49 31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0

			
		
Discussions (3)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
Re: [PATCH v5] kcov: fix data corruption and race conditions on PREEMPT_RT by moving saved remote state to task_struct 1 (1) 2026/07/09 13:35
[PATCH] kcov: fix potential kcov_mode corruption under CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT 5 (5) 2026/05/21 08:38
[syzbot] [kernel?] WARNING in kcov_task_exit 0 (1) 2025/10/05 04:48

Sample crash report:
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kcov->t != t
WARNING: kernel/kcov.c:475 at kcov_task_exit+0x181/0x240 kernel/kcov.c:475, CPU#0: syz-executor/5596
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5596 Comm: syz-executor Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
RIP: 0010:kcov_task_exit+0x181/0x240 kernel/kcov.c:475
Code: 90 00 00 00 e8 50 cb 57 00 4c 89 f7 5b 41 5e 41 5f e9 f3 8b 5d 00 7c 40 5b 41 5e 41 5f e9 87 3c 80 09 cc 90 0f 0b 90 eb 10 90 <0f> 0b 90 eb 0a 90 0f 0b 90 eb 04 90 0f 0b 90 4c 89 ff 5b 41 5e 41
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000427fae0 EFLAGS: 00010287
RAX: dc062ef28912b800 RBX: ffff88803822be00 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 00000000e8f3d702 RSI: ffffffff8bca5f60 RDI: 00000000ffffffff
RBP: ffffc9000427fc30 R08: ffffffff8b4409a0 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffffff8e1c3000 R12: 0000000000000009
R13: 0000000000000004 R14: ffff88803345eb00 R15: ffff88803345eb08
FS:  000055556e2ea500(0000) GS:ffff888125c4a000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007fc20c63da08 CR3: 00000000382be000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 do_exit+0x159/0x2360 kernel/exit.c:937
 do_group_exit+0x22d/0x2f0 kernel/exit.c:1147
 get_signal+0x121b/0x12c0 kernel/signal.c:3038
 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0xbb/0x860 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:337
 __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:66 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x104/0x730 kernel/entry/common.c:101
 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:207 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:230 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:318 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x353/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f3c1bd9cf47
Code: 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 b8 57 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 01 c3 48 c7 c2 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8
RSP: 002b:00007ffcabcb88c8 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000057
RAX: ffffffffffffffff RBX: 000000000000184d RCX: 00007f3c1bd9cf47
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 00007ffcabcb8980
RBP: 00007ffcabcb8980 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 00007ffcabcb9a10
R13: 00007f3c1be332ca R14: 000055556e2ea4e8 R15: 0000000000000005
 </TASK>

Crashes (20384):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/07/10 09:57 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/10 08:41 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/10 07:30 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/10 06:09 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/10 05:07 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/10 03:45 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/10 01:07 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 23:16 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 21:14 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 20:49 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 19:31 upstream 2c7c88a412aa b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 17:51 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 16:21 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 15:20 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 15:15 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 13:08 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 12:02 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 10:52 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 09:44 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 06:00 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 02:52 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/09 00:41 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 23:33 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f b9f1ceaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 22:30 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 21:09 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 19:54 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 19:30 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 17:53 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 15:47 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 10:48 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 08:02 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 05:59 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 04:55 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 03:08 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 01:48 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/06/01 04:51 upstream 8d9c51eac648 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/05/15 09:47 upstream 70eda68668d1 9cd3beaa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/03/07 12:25 upstream 651690480a96 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2025/10/04 19:59 upstream cbf33b8e0b36 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2025/10/01 04:45 upstream 50c19e20ed2e 65a0eece .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 14:15 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 13:15 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 12:10 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 10:11 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 09:07 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 07:01 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 07:00 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 04:22 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/08 00:47 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in kcov_task_exit
2026/07/07 23:39 linux-next 5c73cd9f0819 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in kcov_task_exit
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.