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KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running

Status: upstream: reported on 2024/11/29 14:38
Subsystems: kernel
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+f8761b2f358f6a1dec5e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 848d, last: 2h43m
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision Error
1814e531-e113-4967-b3ad-59b5f2972e59 assessment-security DenialOfService: ❌ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ✅ NetworkTrigger: ✅ PeripheralTrigger: ✅ RemoteTrigger: ✅ Unprivileged: ✅ UserNamespace: ✅ VMGuestTrigger: ✅ VMHostTrigger: ✅ KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running 2026/05/15 09:20 2026/05/15 09:20 2026/05/15 09:47 9cd3beaadf14b3a22d15fd97a0bf081ee41ebe01

			
		
d5fc201b-2ef9-40b5-bd2c-eac20e2901b1 repro KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running 2026/03/07 08:34 2026/03/07 08:34 2026/03/07 08:37 31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0

			
		
5e4bacfd-a955-447e-8213-0d43599e1c50 assessment-kcsan Benign: ✅ Confident: ✅ KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running 2026/02/24 19:11 2026/02/24 19:11 2026/02/24 19:14 305c0ec5cd886e2d13738e28e1b2df9b0ec20fc9

			
		
07cfd40a-30dd-4590-9efb-338214da7d90 assessment-kcsan 💥 KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running 2026/01/10 00:02 2026/01/10 00:02 2026/01/10 00:02 7519916073b761ced56a7b15fdeeb4674e8dc125
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[syzbot] [kernel?] KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running 1 (2) 2024/11/29 23:58

Sample crash report:
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BUG: KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running

read-write to 0xffff888237d2a8e4 of 4 bytes by task 3411 on cpu 1:
 wq_worker_running+0x9b/0x120 kernel/workqueue.c:1434
 synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x5f8/0x770 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:976
 synchronize_rcu+0x35/0x2e0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3389
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x98/0x590 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:633
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x4d4/0x9a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
 worker_thread+0x569/0x750 kernel/workqueue.c:3486
 kthread+0x221/0x270 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x146/0x330 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

read to 0xffff888237d2a8e4 of 4 bytes by task 15118 on cpu 0:
 need_more_worker kernel/workqueue.c:952 [inline]
 kick_pool+0x49/0x2d0 kernel/workqueue.c:1274
 __queue_work+0x8e9/0xb90 kernel/workqueue.c:2402
 queue_work_on+0xa9/0x140 kernel/workqueue.c:2452
 queue_work include/linux/workqueue.h:699 [inline]
 schedule_work include/linux/workqueue.h:760 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:807 [inline]
 xfrm_state_put include/net/xfrm.h:940 [inline]
 xfrm_state_find+0x1dc6/0x33a0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1639
 xfrm_tmpl_resolve_one net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:2516 [inline]
 xfrm_tmpl_resolve net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:2567 [inline]
 xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x574/0x1f10 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:2865
 xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0x448/0x1570 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:3199
 xfrm_lookup net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:3330 [inline]
 xfrm_lookup_route+0x3a/0x110 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:3341
 ip6_dst_lookup_flow+0xc4/0xf0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1297
 rawv6_sendmsg+0xbd3/0x1150 net/ipv6/raw.c:895
 inet_sendmsg+0xc5/0xd0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:865
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:776 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x4e8/0x580 net/socket.c:2684
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x195/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2738
 __sys_sendmmsg+0x185/0x320 net/socket.c:2827
 __do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2854 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2851 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmmsg+0x57/0x70 net/socket.c:2851
 x64_sys_call+0x27aa/0x3020 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:308
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x136/0x3c0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

value changed: 0x00000000 -> 0x00000001

Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 15118 Comm: syz.8.11744 Tainted: G        W           syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(lazy) 
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
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Crashes (1360):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/07/08 15:28 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/07 14:10 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 76cdc0c0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/07 09:37 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 8e71ce95 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/07 02:20 upstream 8cdeaa50eae8 8e71ce95 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/06 22:50 upstream 8cdeaa50eae8 88b240e4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/06 07:12 upstream 8cdeaa50eae8 fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/05 07:11 upstream 7404ce516372 fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/04 15:02 upstream 1e9cdc2ea15a fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/04 07:52 upstream 71dfdfb0209b fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/03 18:51 upstream 71dfdfb0209b 58bf2096 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/03 05:13 upstream 51512e22efe8 58bf2096 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/07/02 04:28 upstream 4a50a141f05a 27192279 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/29 16:19 upstream dc59e4fea9d8 6a0c72dc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/28 22:38 upstream 8b69c0475871 fb92f11c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/28 10:13 upstream 780d569e6c4b fb92f11c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/26 15:57 upstream 4edcdefd4083 fb92f11c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/26 14:08 upstream 4edcdefd4083 7ff32d8b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/25 15:54 upstream ab9de95c9cf9 cfa969bf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/24 16:42 upstream 840ef6c78e6a 302586aa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/23 08:22 upstream 502d801f0ab0 5a630be6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/22 14:22 upstream ef0c9f75a195 43bfcdb0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/20 05:38 upstream 5e2e14749c3d 43bfcdb0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/19 13:21 upstream 9ecfb2f7287a 570c59ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/18 14:10 upstream e771677c937d a776b0d0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/17 13:54 upstream 66affa37cfac 62cc6db3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/17 06:57 upstream 6b5a2b7d9bc1 62cc6db3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/15 17:02 upstream 0e0611827f33 50bb0618 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/14 03:02 upstream 2b07ea76fd28 1d2f3589 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/13 17:23 upstream 062871f1371b 1d2f3589 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/12 09:16 upstream 2b414a95b8f7 e93da63e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/11 22:25 upstream 2b414a95b8f7 d93a6ab6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/11 16:00 upstream 9716c086c8e8 d93a6ab6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/11 04:38 upstream 9716c086c8e8 b754d2d8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/10 05:53 upstream 685441a6d3f1 34dab4be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/08 21:13 upstream 2d3090a8aeb5 656e94c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/07 08:45 upstream 979c294509f9 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/06 23:45 upstream 8e65320d91cd cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/05 13:03 upstream ddd664bbff63 48b6c3fa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/04 23:18 upstream 9154c4af7829 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/03 23:14 upstream ba3e43a9e601 234057e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/06/01 23:08 upstream e43ffb69e043 1095583b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/31 22:25 upstream 174914ea5513 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/31 00:25 upstream 9d87d0fc8c8e 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/30 11:04 upstream f5e5d3509bff 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/30 09:05 upstream 9215e74f228f 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/29 16:08 upstream 8fde5d1d47f6 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/29 08:19 upstream 8fde5d1d47f6 4624854e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/28 10:56 upstream eb3f4b7426cf 4c36e7e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/27 11:07 upstream eb3f4b7426cf 8777bdc3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/27 04:26 upstream d60ec36cab33 2b01f00e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/26 12:13 upstream e8c2f9fdadee a3e47276 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/05/14 00:34 upstream e1914add2799 6ccb967e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/03/06 19:55 upstream 651690480a96 41d8037d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/02/24 14:31 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2026/01/09 23:46 upstream 372800cb95a3 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2024/11/28 22:51 upstream 7af08b57bcb9 5df23865 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
2024/11/19 01:21 upstream 23acd177540d 571351cb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in kick_pool / wq_worker_running
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.