BUG: workqueue lockup in wg_packet_encrypt_worker

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/09/14 21:27
Subsystems: arm
Labels: prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+ce2a09d03fdc079a46e9@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 4d01h, last: 1d06h
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[syzbot] [arm?] BUG: workqueue lockup in wg_packet_encrypt_worker 0 (1) 2026/09/14 21:27

Sample crash report:
BUG: workqueue lockup - pool cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 stuck for 47s!
Showing busy workqueues and worker pools:
workqueue events: flags=0x100
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=14 refcnt=15
    pending: 4*nsim_dev_hwstats_traffic_work, vmstat_shepherd, psi_avgs_work, free_obj_work, 3*ovs_dp_masks_rebalance, 4*psi_avgs_work
  pwq 6: cpus=1 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=4 refcnt=5
    in-flight: 24:reg_todo for 142s
    pending: 3*nsim_dev_hwstats_traffic_work
workqueue events_unbound: flags=0x2
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=14 refcnt=15
    in-flight: 12:cfg80211_wiphy_work for 140s cfg80211_wiphy_work ,59:cfg80211_wiphy_work for 132s cfg80211_wiphy_work ,42:cfg80211_wiphy_work for 144s cfg80211_wiphy_work ,40:cfg80211_wiphy_work for 125s cfg80211_wiphy_work ,1241:cfg80211_wiphy_work for 145s cfg80211_wiphy_work ,1165:cfg80211_wiphy_work for 145s cfg80211_wiphy_work
    pending: 2*macvlan_process_broadcast
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=10 refcnt=11
    in-flight: 8217:nsim_dev_trap_report_work for 0s
    pending: 2*nsim_dev_trap_report_work, crng_reseed, toggle_allocation_gate, 4*nsim_dev_trap_report_work, flush_memcg_stats_dwork
workqueue events_power_efficient: flags=0x82
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    in-flight: 1425:reg_check_chans_work for 73s
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=9 refcnt=10
    in-flight: 1162:crda_timeout_work for 127s ,1254:check_lifetime for 110s ,8218:gc_worker for 10s
    pending: hash_ipportip4_gc, fb_flashcursor, nf_flow_offload_work_gc, 2*neigh_managed_work, wg_ratelimiter_gc_entries
workqueue events_dfl_long: flags=0x2
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=6 refcnt=7
    pending: 6*defense_work_handler
workqueue rcu_gp: flags=0x108
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: srcu_invoke_callbacks
workqueue netns: flags=0x6000a
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=6 MAYDAY
    in-flight: 8(RESCUER):cleanup_net for 138s
workqueue mm_percpu_wq: flags=0x108
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: vmstat_update
workqueue ipv6_addrconf: flags=0x6000a
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=12 MAYDAY
    in-flight: 2822(RESCUER):addrconf_verify_work for 84s
    inactive: 6*addrconf_verify_work
workqueue bat_events: flags=0x6000a
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=50 MAYDAY
    in-flight: 2854(RESCUER):batadv_tt_purge for 8s
    pending: mayday_cursor_func
    inactive: batadv_dat_purge, 2*batadv_bla_periodic_work, 2*batadv_dat_purge, batadv_bla_periodic_work, 2*batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet, batadv_dat_purge, batadv_bla_periodic_work, batadv_dat_purge, batadv_bla_periodic_work, batadv_purge_orig, 2*batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet, 6*batadv_mcast_mla_update, 4*batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet, batadv_purge_orig, 6*batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet, 3*batadv_purge_orig, batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet, batadv_purge_orig, batadv_dat_purge, batadv_bla_periodic_work, 5*batadv_tt_purge
workqueue wg-kex-wg0: flags=0x124
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    in-flight: 4710:wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker for 52s
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg0: flags=0x6
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    in-flight: 8221:wg_packet_handshake_send_worker for 0s
workqueue wg-crypt-wg0: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=5 refcnt=6
    in-flight: 4817:wg_packet_encrypt_worker for 47s ,4306:wg_packet_tx_worker for 47s
    pending: wg_packet_decrypt_worker, wg_packet_tx_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg1: flags=0x124
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
  pwq 6: cpus=1 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    in-flight: 8225:wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker for 2s
workqueue wg-kex-wg1: flags=0x6
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    in-flight: 14:wg_packet_handshake_send_worker for 20s
workqueue wg-crypt-wg1: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=3 refcnt=4
    pending: wg_packet_decrypt_worker, wg_packet_tx_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg2: flags=0x124
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
workqueue wg-crypt-wg2: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    pending: wg_packet_tx_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker
workqueue bond0: flags=0x2000a
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=5 MAYDAY
    pending: bond_arp_monitor
workqueue wg-crypt-wg0: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=3 refcnt=4
    pending: wg_packet_decrypt_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker, wg_packet_tx_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg1: flags=0x124
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    in-flight: 9:wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker for 48s
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
  pwq 6: cpus=1 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    in-flight: 26:wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker for 44s wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg1: flags=0x6
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    in-flight: 8216:wg_packet_handshake_send_worker for 0s
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_send_worker
workqueue wg-crypt-wg1: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=3 refcnt=4
    pending: wg_packet_decrypt_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker, wg_packet_tx_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg2: flags=0x124
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg2: flags=0x6
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_send_worker
workqueue wg-crypt-wg2: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    pending: wg_packet_tx_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker
workqueue wg-crypt-wg0: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    pending: wg_packet_tx_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg1: flags=0x6
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    pending: 2*wg_packet_handshake_send_worker
workqueue wg-crypt-wg1: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    pending: wg_packet_tx_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg2: flags=0x6
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    pending: 2*wg_packet_handshake_send_worker
workqueue krds_cp_wq#2/0: flags=0x20002
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=4
    in-flight: 8219:rds_connect_worker for 11s
workqueue wg-kex-wg0: flags=0x124
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
  pwq 6: cpus=1 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    in-flight: 4902:wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker for 3s
workqueue wg-kex-wg0: flags=0x6
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_send_worker
workqueue wg-crypt-wg0: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=3 refcnt=4
    in-flight: 865:wg_packet_tx_worker for 53s wg_packet_tx_worker
    pending: wg_packet_encrypt_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg1: flags=0x124
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    in-flight: 4802:wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker for 51s
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
workqueue wg-crypt-wg1: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=2 refcnt=3
    pending: wg_packet_tx_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg2: flags=0x124
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
workqueue wg-kex-wg2: flags=0x6
  pwq 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 active=1 refcnt=2
    pending: wg_packet_handshake_send_worker
workqueue wg-crypt-wg2: flags=0x128
  pwq 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 active=3 refcnt=4
    pending: wg_packet_decrypt_worker, wg_packet_tx_worker, wg_packet_encrypt_worker
pool 2: cpus=0 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 hung=47s workers=10 idle: 10 4809 4898 4708
pool 6: cpus=1 node=0 flags=0x0 nice=0 hung=0s workers=9 idle: 8222 5105 8220 1089 4812
pool 8: cpus=0-1 flags=0x6 nice=0 hung=0s workers=16 manager: 8223
Showing backtraces of busy workers in stalled worker pools:
pool 2:
task:kworker/0:8     state:R  running task     stack:0     pid:4817  tgid:4817  ppid:2      task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00000010
Workqueue: wg-crypt-wg0 wg_packet_encrypt_worker
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2b4/0x6e4 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:775 (T)
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5520 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1370/0x2d80 kernel/sched/core.c:7270
 preempt_schedule_common+0xd4/0x190 kernel/sched/core.c:7449
 preempt_schedule+0x60/0x78 kernel/sched/core.c:7473
 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x20c/0x35c kernel/softirq.c:480
 __raw_spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:237 [inline]
 _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x3c/0x4c kernel/locking/spinlock.c:245
 spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:407 [inline]
 ptr_ring_consume_bh include/linux/ptr_ring.h:399 [inline]
 wg_packet_encrypt_worker+0x25c/0x1290 drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:293
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x91c/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:3470
 worker_thread+0x798/0xbd0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
 kthread+0x304/0x3d4 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:838
pool 2:
task:kworker/0:2     state:R  running task     stack:0     pid:865   tgid:865   ppid:2      task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00000010
Workqueue: wg-crypt-wg0 wg_packet_tx_worker
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2b4/0x6e4 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:775 (T)
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5520 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1370/0x2d80 kernel/sched/core.c:7270
 preempt_schedule_common+0xd4/0x190 kernel/sched/core.c:7449
 preempt_schedule+0x60/0x78 kernel/sched/core.c:7473
 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x20c/0x35c kernel/softirq.c:480
 local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline]
 rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:923 [inline]
 mod_peer_timer+0x21c/0x25c drivers/net/wireguard/timers.c:38
 wg_timers_any_authenticated_packet_traversal+0x98/0xc0 drivers/net/wireguard/timers.c:218
 wg_packet_create_data_done drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:247 [inline]
 wg_packet_tx_worker+0x130/0x75c drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:276
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x91c/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:3470
 worker_thread+0x798/0xbd0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
 kthread+0x304/0x3d4 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:838
pool 2:
task:kworker/0:5     state:R  running task     stack:0     pid:4710  tgid:4710  ppid:2      task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00000010
Workqueue: wg-kex-wg0 wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2b4/0x6e4 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:775 (T)
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5520 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1370/0x2d80 kernel/sched/core.c:7270
 preempt_schedule_common+0xd4/0x190 kernel/sched/core.c:7449
 preempt_schedule+0x60/0x78 kernel/sched/core.c:7473
 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x20c/0x35c kernel/softirq.c:480
 local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline]
 rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:923 [inline]
 wg_packet_create_data drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:325 [inline]
 wg_packet_send_staged_packets+0xc34/0x1124 drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:388
 wg_packet_send_keepalive+0x144/0x248 drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:239
 wg_receive_handshake_packet drivers/net/wireguard/receive.c:186 [inline]
 wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker+0x5c8/0xcf8 drivers/net/wireguard/receive.c:213
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x91c/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:3470
 worker_thread+0x798/0xbd0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
 kthread+0x304/0x3d4 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:838
pool 2:
task:kworker/0:6     state:R  running task     stack:0     pid:4802  tgid:4802  ppid:2      task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00000010
Workqueue: wg-kex-wg1 wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2b4/0x6e4 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:775 (T)
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5520 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1370/0x2d80 kernel/sched/core.c:7270
 preempt_schedule_common+0xd4/0x190 kernel/sched/core.c:7449
 preempt_schedule+0x60/0x78 kernel/sched/core.c:7473
 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x20c/0x35c kernel/softirq.c:480
 local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline]
 rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:923 [inline]
 mod_peer_timer+0x21c/0x25c drivers/net/wireguard/timers.c:38
 wg_timers_session_derived+0x5c/0x6c drivers/net/wireguard/timers.c:208
 wg_packet_send_handshake_response+0x118/0x264 drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:98
 wg_receive_handshake_packet drivers/net/wireguard/receive.c:154 [inline]
 wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker+0x570/0xcf8 drivers/net/wireguard/receive.c:213
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x91c/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:3470
 worker_thread+0x798/0xbd0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
 kthread+0x304/0x3d4 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:838
pool 2:
task:kworker/0:0     state:R  running task     stack:0     pid:9     tgid:9     ppid:2      task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00000010
Workqueue: wg-kex-wg1 wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2b4/0x6e4 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:775 (T)
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5520 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1370/0x2d80 kernel/sched/core.c:7270
 preempt_schedule_common+0xd4/0x190 kernel/sched/core.c:7449
 preempt_schedule+0x60/0x78 kernel/sched/core.c:7473
 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x20c/0x35c kernel/softirq.c:480
 local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline]
 rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:923 [inline]
 wg_noise_handshake_begin_session+0x698/0x958 drivers/net/wireguard/noise.c:856
 wg_packet_send_handshake_response+0x108/0x264 drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:96
 wg_receive_handshake_packet drivers/net/wireguard/receive.c:154 [inline]
 wg_packet_handshake_receive_worker+0x570/0xcf8 drivers/net/wireguard/receive.c:213
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x91c/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:3470
 worker_thread+0x798/0xbd0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
 kthread+0x304/0x3d4 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:838
pool 2:
task:kworker/0:3     state:R  running task     stack:0     pid:4306  tgid:4306  ppid:2      task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00000010
Workqueue: wg-crypt-wg0 wg_packet_tx_worker
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2b4/0x6e4 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:775 (T)
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5520 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1370/0x2d80 kernel/sched/core.c:7270
 preempt_schedule_common+0xd4/0x190 kernel/sched/core.c:7449
 preempt_schedule+0x60/0x78 kernel/sched/core.c:7473
 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x20c/0x35c kernel/softirq.c:480
 local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline]
 rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:923 [inline]
 keep_key_fresh drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:135 [inline]
 wg_packet_create_data_done drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:259 [inline]
 wg_packet_tx_worker+0x6bc/0x75c drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:276
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x91c/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:3470
 worker_thread+0x798/0xbd0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
 kthread+0x304/0x3d4 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:838

Crashes (6):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/13 16:25 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 5445d6419962 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 BUG: workqueue lockup in wg_packet_encrypt_worker
2026/09/13 11:56 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 5445d6419962 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 BUG: workqueue lockup in wg_packet_encrypt_worker
2026/09/13 09:07 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 5445d6419962 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 BUG: workqueue lockup in wg_packet_encrypt_worker
2026/09/13 01:17 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 5445d6419962 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 BUG: workqueue lockup in wg_packet_encrypt_worker
2026/09/12 13:20 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 5445d6419962 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 BUG: workqueue lockup in wg_packet_encrypt_worker
2026/09/10 21:20 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 5445d6419962 1fe56c0a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 BUG: workqueue lockup in wg_packet_encrypt_worker
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.