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KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter (5)

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/01/08 10:16
Subsystems: net
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Reported-by: syzbot+bfc7323743ca6dbcc3d3@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Fix commit: 21cbf883d073 wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point
Patched on: [ci-qemu-gce-upstream-auto ci-qemu-upstream ci-qemu-upstream-386 ci-qemu2-arm32 ci-qemu2-arm64 ci-qemu2-arm64-compat ci-qemu2-arm64-mte ci-qemu2-riscv64 ci-snapshot-upstream-root ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce ci-upstream-gce-leak ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce ci2-upstream-fs ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce ci2-upstream-usb], missing on: [ci-qemu-native-arm64-kvm ci-upstream-gce-arm64]
First crash: 25d, last: 6d18h
Discussions (4)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
Re: [PATCH net] wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point 4 (4) 2026/01/08 12:25
Re: [PATCH net] wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point 1 (1) 2026/01/08 11:01
[PATCH net] wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point 1 (1) 2026/01/08 10:19
[syzbot] [net?] KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter (5) 0 (1) 2026/01/08 10:16
Similar bugs (7)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter (2) net 19 C 126 679d 731d 25/29 fixed on 2024/03/25 23:45
upstream KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter (4) net 18 C 1050 26d 619d 29/29 fixed on 2026/01/07 12:29
upstream KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in copyout (2) net 17 C 6723 970d 2139d 22/29 fixed on 2023/06/08 14:41
upstream KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter (3) net 9 C 25 623d 677d 25/29 fixed on 2024/05/23 00:06
upstream KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter net 9 68 860d 965d 23/29 fixed on 2023/09/28 17:51
android-5-15 KASAN: use-after-free Read in __skb_datagram_iter origin:upstream 19 C done 1 782d 812d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/03/22 20:57
upstream KASAN: use-after-free Read in __skb_datagram_iter net 19 431 1735d 1743d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2021/07/03 04:24

Sample crash report:
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BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in instrument_copy_to_user include/linux/instrumented.h:114 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in copy_to_user_iter lib/iov_iter.c:24 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in iterate_ubuf include/linux/iov_iter.h:30 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in iterate_and_advance2 include/linux/iov_iter.h:302 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in iterate_and_advance include/linux/iov_iter.h:330 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in _copy_to_iter+0xef3/0x3400 lib/iov_iter.c:197
 instrument_copy_to_user include/linux/instrumented.h:114 [inline]
 copy_to_user_iter lib/iov_iter.c:24 [inline]
 iterate_ubuf include/linux/iov_iter.h:30 [inline]
 iterate_and_advance2 include/linux/iov_iter.h:302 [inline]
 iterate_and_advance include/linux/iov_iter.h:330 [inline]
 _copy_to_iter+0xef3/0x3400 lib/iov_iter.c:197
 copy_to_iter include/linux/uio.h:220 [inline]
 simple_copy_to_iter net/core/datagram.c:521 [inline]
 __skb_datagram_iter+0x18f/0x12b0 net/core/datagram.c:402
 skb_copy_datagram_iter+0x5b/0x1e0 net/core/datagram.c:535
 skb_copy_datagram_msg include/linux/skbuff.h:4217 [inline]
 packet_recvmsg+0xe34/0x2510 net/packet/af_packet.c:3472
 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1078 [inline]
 sock_recvmsg+0x2d9/0x380 net/socket.c:1100
 sock_read_iter+0x2c8/0x360 net/socket.c:1170
 do_iter_readv_writev+0x9e0/0xc10 fs/read_write.c:-1
 vfs_readv+0x34a/0xf30 fs/read_write.c:1018
 do_readv+0x235/0x5d0 fs/read_write.c:1080
 __do_sys_readv fs/read_write.c:1165 [inline]
 __se_sys_readv fs/read_write.c:1162 [inline]
 __x64_sys_readv+0x99/0xf0 fs/read_write.c:1162
 x64_sys_call+0x3083/0x3e70 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:20
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xc9/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Uninit was created at:
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4960 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5263 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x9de/0x1780 mm/slub.c:5315
 kmalloc_reserve+0x13c/0x4b0 net/core/skbuff.c:586
 __alloc_skb+0x805/0x1030 net/core/skbuff.c:690
 alloc_skb_fclone include/linux/skbuff.h:1433 [inline]
 tipc_buf_acquire+0x4c/0x230 net/tipc/msg.c:72
 tipc_disc_create+0x12f/0x870 net/tipc/discover.c:359
 tipc_enable_bearer net/tipc/bearer.c:348 [inline]
 __tipc_nl_bearer_enable+0x1f61/0x2a00 net/tipc/bearer.c:1047
 __tipc_nl_compat_doit net/tipc/netlink_compat.c:371 [inline]
 tipc_nl_compat_doit+0x67b/0xa10 net/tipc/netlink_compat.c:393
 tipc_nl_compat_handle net/tipc/netlink_compat.c:-1 [inline]
 tipc_nl_compat_recv+0xfce/0x1630 net/tipc/netlink_compat.c:1321
 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x338/0x3f0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115
 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline]
 genl_rcv_msg+0xac5/0xc00 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x54d/0x680 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550
 genl_rcv+0x41/0x60 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0xf04/0x12b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
 netlink_sendmsg+0x10b2/0x1250 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline]
 ____sys_sendmsg+0xfe7/0x1080 net/socket.c:2592
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x271/0x3b0 net/socket.c:2646
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2678 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2683 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2681 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x211/0x3e0 net/socket.c:2681
 x64_sys_call+0x1c60/0x3e70 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xc9/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Bytes 4-5 of 22 are uninitialized
Memory access of size 22 starts at ffff8880795516a4
Data copied to user address 0000200000000140

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 12207 Comm: syz.3.1727 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/13/2026
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Crashes (17):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/01/27 05:19 upstream fcb70a56f4d8 efb3e894 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/26 15:09 upstream 63804fed149a a4c52dd6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/22 15:44 upstream a66191c590b3 2367ed1e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/20 13:37 upstream 24d479d26b25 572effc1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/17 05:09 upstream 39d3389331ab d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/16 16:02 upstream 983d014aafb1 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/16 16:01 upstream 983d014aafb1 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/17 05:45 upstream b62ce2547fe8 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/16 18:01 upstream 983d014aafb1 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/16 18:01 upstream 983d014aafb1 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/15 23:32 upstream 603c05a1639f d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/15 23:30 upstream 603c05a1639f d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/15 23:30 upstream 603c05a1639f d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/10 03:23 upstream 372800cb95a3 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/09 04:29 upstream 79b95d74470d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/09 04:29 upstream 79b95d74470d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
2026/01/08 06:22 upstream f0b9d8eb98df d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.