possible deadlock in unix_stream_read_skb

Status: closed as invalid on 2026/10/06 01:52
Subsystems: net
Labels: prio:low
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First crash: 105d, last: 105d
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision
3c1b8468 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ ❓ possible deadlock in unix_stream_read_skb 2026/06/29 00:01 2026/06/29 00:01 2026/06/29 00:51 fb92f11c

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/1:1H/1659 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880778e96f0 (&u->iolock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: unix_stream_read_skb+0xa9/0x3b0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2874

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805a393a68 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
ffff88805a393a68 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_queue_rq+0x373/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #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)#49){++++}-{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]
       prepare_alloc_pages+0x15b/0x650 mm/page_alloc.c:5048
       __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x12f/0x380 mm/page_alloc.c:5293
       alloc_pages_mpol+0x212/0x380 mm/mempolicy.c:2490
       folio_alloc_mpol_noprof+0x39/0x160 mm/mempolicy.c:2509
       vma_alloc_folio_noprof+0xe1/0x1e0 mm/mempolicy.c:2544
       folio_prealloc mm/memory.c:-1 [inline]
       wp_page_copy mm/memory.c:3875 [inline]
       do_wp_page+0x1163/0x4c70 mm/memory.c:4336
       handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6395 [inline]
       __handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6517 [inline]
       handle_mm_fault+0x1490/0x3080 mm/memory.c:6686
       do_user_addr_fault+0x744/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1394
       handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1483 [inline]
       exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1536
       asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:595
       rep_movs_alternative+0x4a/0xa0 arch/x86/lib/copy_user_64.S:68
       copy_user_generic arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h:126 [inline]
       raw_copy_to_user arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h:147 [inline]
       copy_to_user_iter lib/iov_iter.c:25 [inline]
       iterate_ubuf include/linux/iov_iter.h:30 [inline]
       iterate_and_advance2 include/linux/iov_iter.h:302 [inline]
       iterate_and_advance include/linux/iov_iter.h:330 [inline]
       _copy_to_iter+0x255/0x1810 lib/iov_iter.c:197
       copy_to_iter include/linux/uio.h:220 [inline]
       simple_copy_to_iter net/core/datagram.c:521 [inline]
       __skb_datagram_iter+0xf8/0x980 net/core/datagram.c:402
       skb_copy_datagram_iter+0xb5/0x240 net/core/datagram.c:535
       skb_copy_datagram_msg include/linux/skbuff.h:4244 [inline]
       __unix_dgram_recvmsg+0x664/0xd70 net/unix/af_unix.c:2624
       sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1126 [inline]
       sock_recvmsg+0x196/0x1e0 net/socket.c:1148
       sock_read_iter+0x22a/0x2f0 net/socket.c:1217
       new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:493 [inline]
       vfs_read+0x595/0xa80 fs/read_write.c:574
       ksys_read+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:716
       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

-> #0 (&u->iolock){+.+.}-{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
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       unix_stream_read_skb+0xa9/0x3b0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2874
       sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x25f/0x690 net/core/skmsg.c:1247
       unix_stream_sendmsg+0x84e/0xde0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2491
       sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:775
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
       sock_sendmsg+0x1ca/0x2d0 net/socket.c:813
       __sock_xmit+0x245/0x4f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:576
       sock_xmit drivers/block/nbd.c:605 [inline]
       nbd_send_cmd+0x871/0x1c90 drivers/block/nbd.c:715
       nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1177 [inline]
       nbd_queue_rq+0xf85/0x1150 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

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &u->iolock --> &cmd->lock --> &nsock->tx_lock

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
                               lock(&cmd->lock);
                               lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
  lock(&u->iolock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

5 locks held by kworker/1:1H/1659:
 #0: ffff88801e2c6d40 ((wq_completion)kblockd){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3297 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801e2c6d40 ((wq_completion)kblockd){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa20/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
 #1: ffffc90006677c40 ((work_completion)(&(&hctx->run_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3297 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90006677c40 ((work_completion)(&(&hctx->run_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa20/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
 #2: ffff888027846f98 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: srcu_lock_acquire include/linux/srcu.h:187 [inline]
 #2: ffff888027846f98 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: srcu_read_lock include/linux/srcu.h:294 [inline]
 #2: ffff888027846f98 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x144/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2531
 #3: ffff8880279d7178 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_queue_rq+0xc1/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
 #4: ffff88805a393a68 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
 #4: ffff88805a393a68 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_queue_rq+0x373/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1659 Comm: kworker/1:1H Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_run_work_fn
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
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
 unix_stream_read_skb+0xa9/0x3b0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2874
 sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x25f/0x690 net/core/skmsg.c:1247
 unix_stream_sendmsg+0x84e/0xde0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2491
 sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:775
 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
 sock_sendmsg+0x1ca/0x2d0 net/socket.c:813
 __sock_xmit+0x245/0x4f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:576
 sock_xmit drivers/block/nbd.c:605 [inline]
 nbd_send_cmd+0x871/0x1c90 drivers/block/nbd.c:715
 nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1177 [inline]
 nbd_queue_rq+0xf85/0x1150 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
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/06/27 03:16 net 805185b7c7a1 fb92f11c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce possible deadlock in unix_stream_read_skb
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.