possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/08/29 15:29
Subsystems: bluetooth
Labels: prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+74071deb72339c215b2e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 8d20h, last: 37m
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ca08c265 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ✅ RemoteTrigger: ✅ Unprivileged: ✅ UserNamespace: ✅ VMGuestTrigger: ✅ VMHostTrigger: ❌ possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm 2026/08/27 02:32 2026/08/27 02:32 2026/08/27 03:28 a2b77b9e
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[PATCH] Bluetooth: RFCOMM: defer security confirmation to krfcommd 1 (1) 2026/09/02 23:51
[syzbot] [bluetooth?] possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm 0 (1) 2026/08/29 15:29

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/u9:4/5597 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8f779498 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rfcomm_security_cfm+0x90/0x820 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2222

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8f754e98 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hci_encrypt_cfm+0x313/0x500 include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2239

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578
       hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2163 [inline]
       hci_remote_features_evt+0x53d/0x950 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3786
       hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7887 [inline]
       hci_event_packet+0x6cd/0xf10 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7938
       hci_rx_work+0x3ee/0x1020 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4041
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3396 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3479
       worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
       kthread+0x38b/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

-> #1 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578
       l2cap_chan_connect+0xff/0xf60 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7266
       l2cap_sock_connect+0x5e4/0x7e0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c:255
       kernel_connect+0x141/0x1c0 net/socket.c:3755
       rfcomm_session_create net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:808 [inline]
       __rfcomm_dlc_open net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:385 [inline]
       rfcomm_dlc_open+0x644/0x1080 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:428
       rfcomm_sock_connect+0x2ed/0x650 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:421
       connect_socket net/socket.c:2141 [inline]
       __sys_connect_file net/socket.c:2166 [inline]
       __sys_connect+0x32d/0x470 net/socket.c:2183
       __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2189 [inline]
       __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2186 [inline]
       __x64_sys_connect+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:2186
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x15ff/0x2e40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5254
       lock_acquire+0x115/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578
       rfcomm_security_cfm+0x90/0x820 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2222
       hci_encrypt_cfm+0x37e/0x500 include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2242
       hci_encrypt_change_evt+0x6e6/0xcf0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3715
       hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7887 [inline]
       hci_event_packet+0x6cd/0xf10 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7938
       hci_rx_work+0x3ee/0x1020 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4041
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3396 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3479
       worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
       kthread+0x38b/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

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  rfcomm_mutex --> &hdev->lock --> hci_cb_list_lock

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(hci_cb_list_lock);
                               lock(&hdev->lock);
                               lock(hci_cb_list_lock);
  lock(rfcomm_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

locks held by kworker/u9:4/5597: 4, last CPU#1:
 #0: ffff88803403e938 ((wq_completion)hci3#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #0: ffff88803403e938 ((wq_completion)hci3#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #0: ffff88803403e938 ((wq_completion)hci3#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3361 [inline]
 #0: ffff88803403e938 ((wq_completion)hci3#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x97a/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3479
 #1: ffffc900055cfc40 ((work_completion)(&hdev->rx_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #1: ffffc900055cfc40 ((work_completion)(&hdev->rx_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #1: ffffc900055cfc40 ((work_completion)(&hdev->rx_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3361 [inline]
 #1: ffffc900055cfc40 ((work_completion)(&hdev->rx_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x97a/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3479
 #2: ffff888039c900b0 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hci_encrypt_change_evt+0x92/0xcf0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3627
 #3: ffffffff8f754e98 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hci_encrypt_cfm+0x313/0x500 include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2239

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5597 Comm: kworker/u9:4 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Workqueue: hci3 hci_rx_work
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2059
 check_noncircular+0x12f/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2191
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x15ff/0x2e40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5254
 lock_acquire+0x115/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578
 rfcomm_security_cfm+0x90/0x820 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2222
 hci_encrypt_cfm+0x37e/0x500 include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2242
 hci_encrypt_change_evt+0x6e6/0xcf0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3715
 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7887 [inline]
 hci_event_packet+0x6cd/0xf10 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7938
 hci_rx_work+0x3ee/0x1020 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4041
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3396 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3479
 worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
 kthread+0x38b/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
 </TASK>

Crashes (705):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/03 10:32 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 09:37 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 06:41 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 23:14 upstream 89a312991dc6 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 22:12 upstream 89a312991dc6 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 14:27 upstream 89a312991dc6 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 11:24 upstream 89a312991dc6 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 11:13 upstream 89a312991dc6 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 06:16 upstream 786262be6048 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 02:47 upstream 786262be6048 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 23:48 upstream 786262be6048 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 21:31 upstream 786262be6048 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 20:03 upstream 786262be6048 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 15:35 upstream 786262be6048 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 14:32 upstream 786262be6048 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 10:55 upstream bf1079577a11 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 09:49 upstream bf1079577a11 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 09:44 upstream bf1079577a11 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 06:17 upstream bf1079577a11 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 01:23 upstream cee9395acd80 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 00:58 upstream cee9395acd80 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/31 20:56 upstream cee9395acd80 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 13:14 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 07:46 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 05:25 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 05:02 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 02:43 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 02:43 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 20:51 upstream 89a312991dc6 74e93e68 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 15:29 upstream 89a312991dc6 74e93e68 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 13:48 upstream 89a312991dc6 74e93e68 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 12:45 upstream 89a312991dc6 74e93e68 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 10:05 upstream 89a312991dc6 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 09:05 upstream 89a312991dc6 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 05:07 upstream 89a312991dc6 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 01:07 upstream 786262be6048 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 13:32 upstream bf1079577a11 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 02:59 upstream bf1079577a11 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 03:45 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 20:57 upstream 89a312991dc6 74e93e68 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 05:00 upstream abdf623ddb75 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/03 00:56 linux-next 32b6ef9a5d0e 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 18:10 linux-next 8b72f6626dc3 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 17:05 linux-next 8b72f6626dc3 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 07:32 linux-next 8b72f6626dc3 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/02 03:09 linux-next 8b72f6626dc3 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 17:35 linux-next 89c07d98716a 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/09/01 01:50 linux-next 89c07d98716a 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/31 23:36 linux-next 89c07d98716a 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/31 22:09 linux-next 89c07d98716a 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/31 19:50 linux-next 89c07d98716a 316d9396 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/27 01:16 linux-next f82a5da2f049 a2b77b9e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/25 15:21 linux-next a8406e6c0b79 614e416a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.