SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun (2)

Status: upstream: reported syz repro on 2025/10/14 07:23
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+2036e33bb2d401ccef8d@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 372d, last: 2d19h
▶ ▼ Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/11/08 linux-6.1.y (ToT) f6e38ae624cf syz [report] SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/11/08 upstream (ToT) e811c33b1f13 syz Didn't crash
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (12)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun (2) origin:lts-only -1 syz error 16 17h22m 348d 0/3 upstream: reported syz repro on 2025/11/07 16:34
android-5-10 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun -1 1 1809d 1809d 0/2 auto-closed as invalid on 2022/02/05 06:28
android-5-15 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun origin:upstream -1 syz error 463 41m 1076d 0/2 premoderation: reported syz repro on 2023/11/10 07:03
android-5-10 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun (2) -1 syz error error 457 4h34m 1697d 0/2 premoderation: reported syz repro on 2022/02/27 16:56
android-54 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun -1 syz 18 524d 1885d 0/2 upstream: reported syz repro on 2021/08/23 10:35
linux-4.19 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun -1 syz error 3 1696d 1838d 0/1 upstream: reported syz repro on 2021/10/09 05:44
android-6-1 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun origin:upstream -1 syz error error 327 3h38m 1077d 0/2 premoderation: reported syz repro on 2023/11/09 20:06
linux-5.15 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun -1 1 692d 692d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/03/08 18:06
upstream SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun -1 1 1992d 1992d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2021/08/06 17:44
android-6-12 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun origin:upstream -1 syz 558 8h08m 477d 0/1 premoderation: reported syz repro on 2025/07/01 04:36
linux-6.1 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun origin:upstream -1 syz done 1 752d 1056d 3/3 fixed on 2024/11/01 17:06
linux-6.6 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun origin:lts-only -1 syz error 13 11h46m 346d 0/2 upstream: reported syz repro on 2025/11/09 04:42
▶ ▼ Fix bisection attempts (4)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/05/29 07:13 18m fix candidate upstream error job log
2026/03/25 17:01 7m fix candidate upstream error job log
2026/02/23 09:03 1m fix candidate upstream error job log
2026/01/23 19:07 1m fix candidate upstream error job log

Sample crash report:
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
 (errno 2: No such file or directory)
loop exited with status 67
SYZFAIL: repeatedly failed to execute the program
proc=2 req=2910 state=3 status=67 (errno 32: Broken pipe)
connection error: failed to recv *flatrpc.ExecutorMessageRawT: read tcp 127.0.0.1:40911->127.0.0.1:51212: read: connection reset by peer

Crashes (17):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/01/08 19:01 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/12/05 13:57 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/11/07 16:17 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf 4e1406b4 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2026/10/19 06:52 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2026/10/16 00:29 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 3f2522c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2026/10/15 06:49 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 8fb0ae89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2026/10/05 06:14 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2026/09/18 12:16 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 853b104b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2026/02/09 17:20 linux-6.1.y 0182cb5b74ee df949cd9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/11/25 07:51 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf 64219f15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/10/26 02:47 linux-6.1.y 8e6e2188d949 c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2026/02/12 08:02 linux-6.1.y 8ce36b2849ef 76a109e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/12/19 00:16 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/12/11 12:14 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/12/10 01:44 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/11/11 16:04 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
2025/10/14 07:22 linux-6.1.y 882efbdd9d34 b6605ba8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 SYZFAIL: tun: can't open /dev/net/tun
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.