KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc

Status: moderation: reported on 2025/04/25 22:51
Subsystems: ext4
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+808447001465ab29f335@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 503d, last: 4h52m
✨ AI Jobs (4)
ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision
e74241a4 assessment-security DenialOfService: ❌ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ✅ NetworkTrigger: ✅ PeripheralTrigger: ✅ RemoteTrigger: ✅ Unprivileged: ✅ UserNamespace: ✅ VMGuestTrigger: ✅ VMHostTrigger: ✅ KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc 2026/05/17 00:13 2026/05/17 00:13 2026/05/17 00:45 de5aae85
273760ae repro KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc 2026/03/07 23:14 2026/03/07 23:14 2026/03/07 23:16 31e9c887
fb3eaf3e assessment-kcsan Benign: ✅ Confident: ✅ KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc 2026/02/24 21:11 2026/02/24 21:11 2026/02/24 21:15 305c0ec5
0dfcd390 assessment-kcsan 💥 KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc 2026/01/10 03:13 2026/01/10 03:13 2026/01/10 03:13 75199160

Sample crash report:
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BUG: KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc

write to 0xffffffff86e93060 of 8 bytes by task 17557 on cpu 0:
 data_alloc+0x2fc/0x380 kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:1129
 prb_reserve+0x8e3/0xaf0 kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:1727
 vprintk_store+0x54e/0x910 kernel/printk/printk.c:2354
 vprintk_emit+0x1a4/0x610 kernel/printk/printk.c:2455
 vprintk_default+0x26/0x30 kernel/printk/printk.c:2494
 vprintk+0x1d/0x30 kernel/printk/printk_safe.c:82
 _printk+0x79/0xa0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2504
 inode_doinit_use_xattr+0x29e/0x2d0 security/selinux/hooks.c:1405
 inode_doinit_with_dentry+0x59e/0x7b0 security/selinux/hooks.c:1510
 __inode_security_revalidate security/selinux/hooks.c:300 [inline]
 dentry_has_perm security/selinux/hooks.c:1712 [inline]
 selinux_inode_get_acl+0x108/0x210 security/selinux/hooks.c:3466
 security_inode_get_acl+0x84/0xc0 security/security.c:1998
 vfs_get_acl+0x98/0x170 fs/posix_acl.c:1186
 do_get_acl+0x39/0x2f0 fs/posix_acl.c:1295
 do_getxattr+0x170/0x2b0 fs/xattr.c:806
 filename_getxattr+0xb7/0x190 fs/xattr.c:837
 path_getxattrat fs/xattr.c:876 [inline]
 __do_sys_getxattr fs/xattr.c:908 [inline]
 __se_sys_getxattr fs/xattr.c:905 [inline]
 __x64_sys_getxattr+0x115/0x150 fs/xattr.c:905
 x64_sys_call+0x22ed/0x2550 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:192
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x112/0x360 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

read to 0xffffffff86e93060 of 16 bytes by task 2971 on cpu 1:
 desc_read kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:496 [inline]
 desc_read_finalized_seq kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:1934 [inline]
 prb_read kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:1982 [inline]
 _prb_read_valid+0x183/0x930 kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:2173
 prb_read_valid+0x3c/0x60 kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:2245
 syslog_print+0x109/0x560 kernel/printk/printk.c:1612
 do_syslog+0x52b/0x7f0 kernel/printk/printk.c:1763
 __do_sys_syslog kernel/printk/printk.c:1855 [inline]
 __se_sys_syslog kernel/printk/printk.c:1853 [inline]
 __x64_sys_syslog+0x41/0x50 kernel/printk/printk.c:1853
 x64_sys_call+0x1d36/0x2550 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:104
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x112/0x360 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2971 Comm: klogd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(lazy) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
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Crashes (589):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/11 07:39 upstream 08df884136f1 1fe56c0a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/09/06 22:32 upstream 88405f0ad1d5 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/09/06 15:23 upstream 1fc5a74b108f 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/09/02 07:31 upstream 89a312991dc6 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/09/01 12:49 upstream 786262be6048 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/09/01 00:28 upstream bf1079577a11 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/29 00:36 upstream c20313e98b04 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/28 07:40 upstream 1b78070aaef6 69a01293 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/26 03:00 upstream 73ae59e97596 6a91adb4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/25 03:56 upstream 66498c75b4f8 614e416a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/24 09:17 upstream 0a0d1d55dad5 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/23 08:09 upstream 2709dd5ae32f 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/21 12:08 upstream 818bebeb63dd 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/18 22:28 upstream 0f23d56f17fd 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/17 12:59 upstream 8d3ae59288f1 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/14 11:51 upstream 3aa1dcaa4f6f 6f9b3e89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/13 22:44 upstream 3aa1dcaa4f6f b13552fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/12 20:13 upstream 3d6d817622b0 359b2492 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/10 23:43 upstream d58772d8520c 508909ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/09 22:15 upstream b9b3e33b70b7 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/08 06:40 upstream bcc44b6785f2 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/06 21:24 upstream fcaeecb8b0cd c38879ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/05 23:07 upstream 0d8395707651 cd5b1963 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/04 19:58 upstream 562bfb501c54 d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/04 17:09 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/03 03:16 upstream bd1dde877520 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/01 05:59 upstream 0131b508c0e2 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/31 09:26 upstream 8ba098e6b6ff aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/30 17:36 upstream 11028ab62899 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/28 21:02 upstream 3b5f4b83c4ab edc8a875 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/27 07:45 upstream 4235cb24ec1e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/26 14:11 upstream 3dab139d4795 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/26 05:00 upstream 0ce37745d4bf 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/25 19:46 upstream 0ce37745d4bf 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/24 22:14 upstream 48a5a7ab8d6a dd737a83 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/24 03:44 upstream d326f83e819c 544adce9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/23 14:13 upstream 4539944e5151 71a13572 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/23 02:57 upstream 4539944e5151 881ce5c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/22 04:40 upstream 248951ddc14d b561ce9c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/21 20:46 upstream 248951ddc14d 7c5de9c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/21 16:56 upstream b95f03f04d47 7c5de9c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/20 15:07 upstream 1590cf032971 de6a700d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/20 02:19 upstream 82a47586c0b9 72524a66 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/19 10:46 upstream c6859eed755d 72524a66 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/18 07:03 upstream 94515f3a7d42 72524a66 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/17 11:52 upstream fce2dfa773ce 7f27c57a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/16 18:30 upstream 37e2f878a7a6 71b49442 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/16 02:16 upstream 58717b2a1365 27a8bd60 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/13 01:33 upstream f4fb100039e9 d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/12 15:40 upstream 44696aa3a489 d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/05/16 12:25 upstream d458a240344c a15a64a6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/03/07 02:29 upstream 651690480a96 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/02/24 11:47 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/01/09 09:10 upstream 623fb9912f6a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2025/04/25 22:50 upstream 02ddfb981de8 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.