INFO: task hung in hub_ext_port_status

Status: auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/07/11 23:11
Subsystems: kernel
Labels: prio:high
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First crash: 120d, last: 120d
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision
3bb95358 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ✅ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ INFO: task hung in hub_ext_port_status 2026/05/21 04:30 2026/05/21 04:30 2026/05/21 04:35 cf874a1c

Sample crash report:
INFO: task kworker/1:2:1116 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:2     state:D
 stack:21928 pid:1116  tgid:1116  ppid:2      task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event

Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5298 [inline]
 __schedule+0xeb1/0x4220 kernel/sched/core.c:6911
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6993 [inline]
 schedule+0xdd/0x390 kernel/sched/core.c:7008
 schedule_timeout+0x127/0x280 kernel/time/sleep_timeout.c:99
 do_wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:100 [inline]
 __wait_for_common+0x2e7/0x4c0 kernel/sched/completion.c:121
 usb_start_wait_urb+0x2ae/0x580 drivers/usb/core/message.c:72
 usb_internal_control_msg drivers/usb/core/message.c:117 [inline]
 usb_control_msg+0x328/0x4b0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:167
 get_port_status drivers/usb/core/hub.c:607 [inline]
 hub_ext_port_status+0x152/0x600 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:624
 usb_hub_port_status drivers/usb/core/hub.c:674 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5761 [inline]
 hub_event+0x6d2/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953
 process_one_work+0xa23/0x19a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3276
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3359 [inline]
 worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3440
 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x6c3/0xcb0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
INFO: task syz.0.345:6383 blocked for more than 171 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
      Blocked by coredump.
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.0.345       state:D
 stack:27432 pid:6383  tgid:6382  ppid:2962   task_flags:0x40044c flags:0x00080003
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5298 [inline]
 __schedule+0xeb1/0x4220 kernel/sched/core.c:6911
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6993 [inline]
 schedule+0xdd/0x390 kernel/sched/core.c:7008
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7065
 rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x530/0x1280 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1185
 __down_write_common kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1317 [inline]
 __down_write kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1326 [inline]
 down_write+0x1c7/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1591
 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x3d/0xf0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1717
 sysfs_remove_file include/linux/sysfs.h:780 [inline]
 driver_remove_file drivers/base/driver.c:201 [inline]
 driver_remove_file+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/driver.c:197
 remove_bind_files drivers/base/bus.c:683 [inline]
 bus_remove_driver+0x248/0x2e0 drivers/base/bus.c:821
 driver_unregister+0x76/0xb0 drivers/base/driver.c:277
 usb_gadget_unregister_driver+0x49/0x70 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:1752
 raw_release+0x19b/0x260 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:463
 __fput+0x3ff/0xb40 fs/file_table.c:469
 task_work_run+0x150/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:233
 exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:40 [inline]
 do_exit+0x8b8/0x2b60 kernel/exit.c:976
 do_group_exit+0xd5/0x2a0 kernel/exit.c:1118
 get_signal+0x1ec7/0x21e0 kernel/signal.c:3034
 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x91/0x7a0 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:337
 __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:64 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x7e/0x430 kernel/entry/common.c:98
 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:325 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x671/0x7b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7ff3558ec4ab
RSP: 002b:00007ff35433cf00 EFLAGS: 00000246
 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: fffffffffffffffc RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 00007ff3558ec4ab
RDX: 00007ff35433dfd0 RSI: 0000000080085502 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007ff35433dfd0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 00000000ffffffff
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000080085502
R13: 0000000800000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00007ff3559a0ede
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
3 locks held by kworker/0:0/9:
1 lock held by khungtaskd/30:
 #0: 
ffffffff896de760 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:312 [inline]
ffffffff896de760 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:850 [inline]
ffffffff896de760 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x3d/0x184 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775
5 locks held by kworker/1:2/1116:
4 locks held by kworker/0:2/2658:
1 lock held by udevd/2853:
 #0: ffff888101298188 (
&root->kernfs_rwsem
){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1185
2 locks held by getty/2915:
 #0: 
ffff8881124300a0
 (
&tty->ldisc_sem
){++++}-{0:0}
, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x24/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: 
ffffc900000432f0
 (
&ldata->atomic_read_lock
){+.+.}-{4:4}
, at: n_tty_read+0x419/0x1500 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211
1 lock held by syz-executor/2961:
 #0: 
ffff888101298188 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0x397/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1167
1 lock held by syz-executor/2962:
 #0: 
ffff888101298188 (&root->kernfs_rwsem
){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0x397/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1167
1 lock held by syz-executor/2963:
 #0: 
ffff888101298188
 (
&root->kernfs_rwsem
){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0x397/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1167
1 lock held by syz-executor/2964:
 #0: 
ffff888101298188
 (
&root->kernfs_rwsem
){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0x397/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1167
1 lock held by syz-executor/2969:
 #0: ffff888101298188 (&root->kernfs_rwsem
){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0x397/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1167
4 locks held by kworker/0:5/5221:
 #0: 
ffff8881062a4d48
 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}
, at: process_one_work+0x1310/0x19a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3251
 #1: ffffc9000529fd18 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}
, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x19a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3252
 #2: 
ffff88810b71b1e0
 (
&dev->mutex
){....}-{4:4}
, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:949 [inline]
, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899
 #3: 
ffff888101298188
 (
&root->kernfs_rwsem
){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_activate fs/kernfs/dir.c:1430 [inline]
, at: kernfs_add_one+0x54f/0x850 fs/kernfs/dir.c:839
2 locks held by kworker/0:6/5225:
4 locks held by kworker/1:3/5235:
5 locks held by kworker/1:6/5324:
5 locks held by kworker/1:7/5553:
1 lock held by syz.1.341/6369:
1 lock held by syz.3.344/6381:
1 lock held by syz.0.345/6383:
 #0: ffff888101298188 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x3d/0xf0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1717
1 lock held by syz-executor/6388:
 #0: ffff888101298188
 (
&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1185
1 lock held by syz-executor/6389:
 #0: 
ffff888101298188
 (
&root->kernfs_rwsem
){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1185
1 lock held by syz-executor/6390:
 #0: 
ffff888101298188
 (
&root->kernfs_rwsem
){++++}-{4:4}
, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1185
1 lock held by syz-executor/6391:
 #0: ffff888101298188
 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1185
1 lock held by syz-executor/6392:
 #0: 
ffff888101298188 (
&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x740 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1185

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NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 nmi_cpu_backtrace.cold+0x12d/0x151 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x1d7/0x230 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:161 [inline]
 __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline]
 sys_info+0x141/0x190 lib/sys_info.c:165
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:346 [inline]
 watchdog+0xd25/0x1050 kernel/hung_task.c:515
 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x6c3/0xcb0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
yealink 4-1:36.0: urb_irq_callback - urb status -71
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 2658 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
Workqueue: events_power_efficient gc_worker
RIP: 0010:__sanitizer_cov_trace_pc+0xb/0x70 kernel/kcov.c:213
Code: 5b 00 be 03 00 00 00 5b e9 c2 fd 1a 01 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 65 8b 05 e5 73 43 0b <48> 8b 34 24 65 48 8b 15 c1 73 43 0b a9 00 01 ff 00 74 1b f6 c4 01
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000006f20 EFLAGS: 00000087
RAX: 0000000080000102 RBX: ffffc9000000735b RCX: ffffffff87661071
RDX: ffff888115041d80 RSI: ffffffff87660ffd RDI: ffff888115041d80
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000267148 R12: ffffc9000000735d
R13: ffffc90080007357 R14: ffffc90000006fc8 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8882686c9000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007ff35590b9b0 CR3: 00000000094ae000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 number+0x887/0xc90 lib/vsprintf.c:573
 vsnprintf+0x30e/0x1240 lib/vsprintf.c:2912
 sprintf+0xcc/0x100 lib/vsprintf.c:3111
 print_time kernel/printk/printk.c:1359 [inline]
 info_print_prefix+0x25a/0x350 kernel/printk/printk.c:1385
 record_print_text+0x143/0x3c0 kernel/printk/printk.c:1434
 printk_get_next_message+0x2d1/0x6c0 kernel/printk/printk.c:3072
 console_emit_next_record kernel/printk/printk.c:3137 [inline]
 console_flush_one_record+0x67c/0xe50 kernel/printk/printk.c:3269
 console_flush_all kernel/printk/printk.c:3343 [inline]
 __console_flush_and_unlock kernel/printk/printk.c:3373 [inline]
 console_unlock+0x103/0x260 kernel/printk/printk.c:3413
 vprintk_emit+0x407/0x6b0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2479
 dev_vprintk_emit+0x394/0x3e0 drivers/base/core.c:4915
 dev_printk_emit+0xd2/0x10d drivers/base/core.c:4926
 __dev_printk+0xcb/0x100 drivers/base/core.c:4938
 _dev_err+0xef/0x127 drivers/base/core.c:4981
 urb_irq_callback.cold+0x41/0xfd drivers/input/misc/yealink.c:418
 __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x38d/0x610 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1657
 usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x3ca/0x4a0 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1741
 dummy_timer+0xda1/0x36c0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:2005
 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1785 [inline]
 __hrtimer_run_queues+0x50e/0xa70 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1849
 hrtimer_run_softirq+0x17d/0x350 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1866
 handle_softirqs+0x1de/0x9d0 kernel/softirq.c:622
 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline]
 invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:496 [inline]
 __irq_exit_rcu+0xed/0x150 kernel/softirq.c:723
 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:739
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8f/0xb0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:697
RIP: 0010:arch_atomic_read arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:23 [inline]
RIP: 0010:raw_atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:457 [inline]
RIP: 0010:rcu_is_watching_curr_cpu include/linux/context_tracking.h:128 [inline]
RIP: 0010:rcu_is_watching+0x60/0xc0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:752
Code: 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 80 3c 02 00 75 5c 48 03 1c ed e0 ab 1a 89 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 89 da 48 c1 ea 03 0f b6 14 02 <48> 89 d8 83 e0 07 83 c0 03 38 d0 7c 04 84 d2 75 24 8b 03 c1 e8 02
RSP: 0018:ffffc90004fbfac8 EFLAGS: 00000a06
RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff8881f5633968 RCX: 0000000000000002
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff87afd2a0 RDI: ffffffff891aabe0
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000040000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000002
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
 trace_lock_acquire include/trace/events/lock.h:24 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x317/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5831
 rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:312 [inline]
 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:850 [inline]
 gc_worker+0x222/0x1630 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c:1546
 process_one_work+0xa23/0x19a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3276
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3359 [inline]
 worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3440
 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x6c3/0xcb0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/04/12 23:10 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing 87117347a0e7 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb INFO: task hung in hub_ext_port_status
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.