possible deadlock in tls_setsockopt

Status: closed as invalid on 2026/08/25 18:05
Subsystems: net
Labels: prio:low
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First crash: 66d, last: 56d
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7fd2af46 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ possible deadlock in tls_setsockopt 2026/07/07 00:02 2026/07/07 00:02 2026/07/07 01:16 93f57954

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.5.7039/3503 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880794c9078 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: __might_fault+0xaf/0x130 mm/memory.c:7292

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888054512ae0 (sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1713 [inline]
ffff888054512ae0 (sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: do_tls_setsockopt net/tls/tls_main.c:874 [inline]
ffff888054512ae0 (sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: tls_setsockopt+0x393/0x1710 net/tls/tls_main.c:908

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #7 (sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_sock_nested+0x41/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3825
       lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1713 [inline]
       inet_shutdown+0x6a/0x390 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:913
       nbd_mark_nsock_dead+0x2cb/0x550 drivers/block/nbd.c:318
       sock_shutdown+0x15e/0x260 drivers/block/nbd.c:411
       nbd_clear_sock+0x24/0x170 drivers/block/nbd.c:1464
       nbd_config_put+0x35b/0x660 drivers/block/nbd.c:1488
       nbd_genl_connect+0x18f7/0x1c10 drivers/block/nbd.c:2285
       genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x233/0x340 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
       genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
       genl_rcv_msg+0x614/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2556
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x7bb/0x940 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
       netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
       sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:775
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x54e/0x850 net/socket.c:2684
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2738
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2770 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2775 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2773 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1b1/0x290 net/socket.c:2773
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #6 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
       nbd_queue_rq+0x373/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x499/0x1990 block/blk-mq.c:2117
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd36/0x1580 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x16c/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2532
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
       worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486
       kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #5 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       nbd_queue_rq+0xc1/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x499/0x1990 block/blk-mq.c:2117
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd36/0x1580 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x16c/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2532
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
       worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486
       kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #4 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:199 [inline]
       __synchronize_srcu+0xc9/0x2f0 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1481
       elevator_switch+0x1e8/0x7b0 block/elevator.c:576
       elevator_change+0x2fa/0x480 block/elevator.c:681
       elevator_set_default+0x375/0x440 block/elevator.c:754
       blk_register_queue+0x3f3/0x4e0 block/blk-sysfs.c:992
       __add_disk+0x6cb/0xe30 block/genhd.c:528
       add_disk_fwnode+0xfb/0x4b0 block/genhd.c:597
       add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:800 [inline]
       nbd_dev_add+0x733/0xb60 drivers/block/nbd.c:2021
       nbd_init+0x15f/0x1e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2729
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1347
       do_initcall_level+0x10a/0x1a0 init/main.c:1409
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1425
       kernel_init_freeable+0x29d/0x3e0 init/main.c:1658
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1548
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #3 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       elevator_change+0x1af/0x480 block/elevator.c:679
       elevator_set_none+0xb5/0x140 block/elevator.c:769
       blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5101 [inline]
       __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5146 [inline]
       blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x5ef/0x19f0 block/blk-mq.c:5211
       nbd_start_device+0x189/0xb30 drivers/block/nbd.c:1526
       nbd_genl_connect+0x1597/0x1c10 drivers/block/nbd.c:2276
       genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x233/0x340 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
       genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
       genl_rcv_msg+0x614/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2556
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x7bb/0x940 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
       netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
       sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:775
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x54e/0x850 net/socket.c:2684
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2738
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2770 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2775 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2773 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1b1/0x290 net/socket.c:2773
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#54){++++}-{0:0}:
       blk_alloc_queue+0x544/0x690 block/blk-core.c:504
       blk_mq_alloc_queue block/blk-mq.c:4420 [inline]
       __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x194/0x390 block/blk-mq.c:4467
       nbd_dev_add+0x494/0xb60 drivers/block/nbd.c:1991
       nbd_init+0x15f/0x1e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2729
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1347
       do_initcall_level+0x10a/0x1a0 init/main.c:1409
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1425
       kernel_init_freeable+0x29d/0x3e0 init/main.c:1658
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1548
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4329 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4343
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4565 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4925 [inline]
       kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x64/0x5f0 mm/slub.c:4959
       mt_alloc_one lib/maple_tree.c:139 [inline]
       mas_alloc_nodes+0x291/0x350 lib/maple_tree.c:1089
       mas_preallocate+0x2cf/0x630 lib/maple_tree.c:4961
       vma_iter_prealloc mm/vma.h:577 [inline]
       vma_link+0x123/0x470 mm/vma.c:1849
       insert_vm_struct+0x1bf/0x290 mm/vma.c:3328
       create_init_stack_vma+0x5c1/0x9b0 mm/vma_exec.c:147
       bprm_mm_init fs/exec.c:278 [inline]
       alloc_bprm+0x506/0x640 fs/exec.c:1487
       class_bprm_constructor fs/exec.c:1497 [inline]
       kernel_execve+0x85/0x9c0 fs/exec.c:1889
       try_to_run_init_process+0x13/0x60 init/main.c:1476
       kernel_init+0xad/0x1d0 init/main.c:1604
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x1520/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __might_fault+0xcb/0x130 mm/memory.c:7292
       _inline_copy_from_user include/linux/uaccess.h:169 [inline]
       _copy_from_user+0x28/0xb0 lib/usercopy.c:18
       copy_from_user include/linux/uaccess.h:222 [inline]
       copy_from_sockptr_offset include/linux/sockptr.h:48 [inline]
       copy_from_sockptr include/linux/sockptr.h:61 [inline]
       do_tls_setsockopt_conf net/tls/tls_main.c:680 [inline]
       do_tls_setsockopt net/tls/tls_main.c:875 [inline]
       tls_setsockopt+0x9da/0x1710 net/tls/tls_main.c:908
       do_sock_setsockopt+0x17c/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2368
       __sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2393 [inline]
       __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2399 [inline]
       __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2396 [inline]
       __x64_sys_setsockopt+0x13d/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2396
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &mm->mmap_lock --> &nsock->tx_lock --> sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD);
                               lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
                               lock(sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD);
  rlock(&mm->mmap_lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

1 lock held by syz.5.7039/3503:
 #0: ffff888054512ae0 (sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1713 [inline]
 #0: ffff888054512ae0 (sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: do_tls_setsockopt net/tls/tls_main.c:874 [inline]
 #0: ffff888054512ae0 (sk_lock-AF_INET6-NBD){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: tls_setsockopt+0x393/0x1710 net/tls/tls_main.c:908

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 3503 Comm: syz.5.7039 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/25/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x1520/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 __might_fault+0xcb/0x130 mm/memory.c:7292
 _inline_copy_from_user include/linux/uaccess.h:169 [inline]
 _copy_from_user+0x28/0xb0 lib/usercopy.c:18
 copy_from_user include/linux/uaccess.h:222 [inline]
 copy_from_sockptr_offset include/linux/sockptr.h:48 [inline]
 copy_from_sockptr include/linux/sockptr.h:61 [inline]
 do_tls_setsockopt_conf net/tls/tls_main.c:680 [inline]
 do_tls_setsockopt net/tls/tls_main.c:875 [inline]
 tls_setsockopt+0x9da/0x1710 net/tls/tls_main.c:908
 do_sock_setsockopt+0x17c/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2368
 __sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2393 [inline]
 __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2399 [inline]
 __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2396 [inline]
 __x64_sys_setsockopt+0x13d/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2396
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fc18d79de59
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fc18e744028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000036
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fc18da25fa0 RCX: 00007fc18d79de59
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 000000000000011a RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007fc18d833e6f R08: 0000000000000028 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 00002000000003c0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fc18da26038 R14: 00007fc18da25fa0 R15: 00007fffd09b5e88
 </TASK>

Crashes (3):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/07/14 22:54 net-next f6f3b36c15ed 2130f682 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce possible deadlock in tls_setsockopt
2026/07/07 08:24 net-next 474cff686812 8e71ce95 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce possible deadlock in tls_setsockopt
2026/07/05 07:02 net-next b73bc9ca3686 fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce possible deadlock in tls_setsockopt
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.