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| ID | Workflow | Result | Correct | Bug | Created | Started | Finished | Revision | Error |
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| 53c8b470-8959-4dc4-90ab-c724e0cf98b4 | repro | ❓ | KCSAN: data-race in copy_mm / dup_mmap (3) | 2026/03/07 18:34 | 2026/03/07 18:34 | 2026/03/07 18:41 | 31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0 |
{"procs": 6, "repeat": true, "threaded": true, "collide": true}mmap(&(0x7f0000000000/0x10000)=nil, 0x10000, 0x3, 0x8032, -1, 0) clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0
================================================================== BUG: KCSAN: data-race in copy_mm / dup_mmap read-write to 0xffff88810476edd0 of 4 bytes by task 14629 on cpu 0: do_raw_write_seqcount_begin include/linux/seqlock.h:431 [inline] mm_lock_seqcount_begin include/linux/mmap_lock.h:88 [inline] mmap_write_lock_killable include/linux/mmap_lock.h:355 [inline] dup_mmap+0xed/0xf00 mm/mmap.c:1726 dup_mm kernel/fork.c:1529 [inline] copy_mm+0x119/0x370 kernel/fork.c:1581 copy_process+0xcbd/0x1f10 kernel/fork.c:2221 kernel_clone+0x16b/0x5b0 kernel/fork.c:2651 __do_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2792 [inline] __se_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2776 [inline] __x64_sys_clone+0x143/0x180 kernel/fork.c:2776 x64_sys_call+0x12d0/0x3000 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:57 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xc0/0x2a0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f read to 0xffff88810476ec00 of 1664 bytes by task 14628 on cpu 1: dup_mm kernel/fork.c:1523 [inline] copy_mm+0xe1/0x370 kernel/fork.c:1581 copy_process+0xcbd/0x1f10 kernel/fork.c:2221 kernel_clone+0x16b/0x5b0 kernel/fork.c:2651 __do_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2792 [inline] __se_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2776 [inline] __x64_sys_clone+0x143/0x180 kernel/fork.c:2776 x64_sys_call+0x12d0/0x3000 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:57 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xc0/0x2a0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 14628 Comm: syz.4.3331 Tainted: G W syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) Tainted: [W]=WARN Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 ==================================================================
| Seq | Timestamp | Type | Name | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/0 | 2026/03/07 18:34 | flow | repro |
6mResults:map[ReproOpts:{"procs": 6, "repeat": true, "threaded": true, "collide": true} ReproSyz:mmap(&(0x7f0000000000/0x10000)=nil, 0x10000, 0x3, 0x8032, -1, 0)
clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) SyzkallerCommit:31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0] |
| 1/1 | 2026/03/07 18:34 | action | provide-var |
0mResults:map[DescriptionFiles:[acpi_thermal_rel.txt aio.txt auto.txt binfmt.txt bpf.txt bpf_prog.txt bpf_trace.txt cgroup.txt damon.txt dev_ashmem.txt dev_bifrost.txt dev_binder.txt dev_binderfs.txt dev_block.txt dev_bsg.txt dev_bus_usb.txt dev_camx.txt dev_cdrom.txt dev_cec.txt dev_char_usb.txt dev_comedi.txt dev_dma_heap.txt dev_dri.txt dev_dsp.txt dev_dvb_demux.txt dev_dvb_dvr.txt dev_dvb_frontend.txt dev_fb.txt dev_floppy.txt dev_hidraw.txt dev_i2c.txt dev_i915.txt dev_img_rogue.txt dev_infiniband_rdma.txt dev_infiniband_rdma_cm.txt dev_input.txt dev_iommu.txt dev_kvm.txt dev_kvm_amd64.txt dev_kvm_arm64.txt dev_kvm_extra.txt dev_kvm_riscv64.txt dev_loop.txt dev_mali.txt dev_media.txt dev_msm.txt dev_msr.txt dev_nbd.txt dev_net_tun.txt dev_panthor.txt dev_ppp.txt dev_ptmx.txt dev_ptp.txt dev_qat_adf_ctl.txt dev_qrtr_tun.txt dev_random.txt dev_rfkill.txt dev_rtc.txt dev_sequencer.txt dev_sg.txt dev_snapshot.txt dev_snd_control.txt dev_snd_hw.txt dev_snd_midi.txt dev_snd_pcm.txt dev_snd_seq.txt dev_snd_timer.txt dev_sr.txt dev_sw_sync.txt dev_tlk_device.txt dev_trusty.txt dev_udmabuf.txt dev_uhid.txt dev_uinput.txt dev_usb_hiddev.txt dev_usbmon.txt dev_userio.txt dev_vfio.txt dev_vga_arbiter.txt dev_vhci.txt dev_video4linux.txt dev_video4linux_vim2m.txt dev_virtual_nci.txt dev_vtpm.txt fanotify.txt filesystem.txt fs_9p.txt fs_fuse.txt fs_incfs.txt fs_ioctl.txt fs_ioctl_autofs.txt fs_ioctl_btrfs.txt fs_ioctl_ext4.txt fs_ioctl_f2fs.txt fs_ioctl_fat.txt fs_ioctl_fscrypt.txt fs_ioctl_fsverity.txt fs_ioctl_xfs.txt futex.txt hafnium.txt inotify.txt io_uring.txt ipc.txt key.txt kfuzztest.txt l2cap.txt landlock.txt lsm.txt namespaces.txt net_80211.txt netfilter.txt netfilter_arp.txt netfilter_bridge.txt netfilter_ipv4.txt netfilter_ipv6.txt netfilter_ipvs.txt netfilter_targets.txt pagemap_ioctl.txt perf.txt prctl.txt quotactl.txt seccomp.txt security_apparmor.txt security_selinux.txt security_smack.txt socket.txt socket_alg.txt socket_ax25.txt socket_bluetooth.txt socket_caif.txt socket_can.txt socket_ieee802154.txt socket_inet.txt socket_inet6.txt socket_inet_dccp.txt socket_inet_icmp.txt socket_inet_igmp.txt socket_inet_l2tp.txt socket_inet_sctp.txt socket_inet_tcp.txt socket_inet_udp.txt socket_ip_tunnel.txt socket_isdn.txt socket_kcm.txt socket_key.txt socket_llc.txt socket_netlink.txt socket_netlink_audit.txt socket_netlink_crypto.txt socket_netlink_generic.txt socket_netlink_generic_80211.txt socket_netlink_generic_batadv.txt socket_netlink_generic_devlink.txt socket_netlink_generic_ethtool.txt socket_netlink_generic_fou.txt socket_netlink_generic_gtp.txt socket_netlink_generic_mptcp.txt socket_netlink_generic_net_dm.txt socket_netlink_generic_netlabel.txt socket_netlink_generic_nfc.txt socket_netlink_generic_seg6.txt socket_netlink_generic_smc.txt socket_netlink_generic_team.txt socket_netlink_generic_wireguard.txt socket_netlink_netfilter.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_acct.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_conntrack.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_conntrack_exp.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_conntrack_helper.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_ipset.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_log.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_nft_compat.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_nftables.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_osf.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_queue.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_timeout.txt socket_netlink_rdma.txt socket_netlink_route.txt socket_netlink_route_sched.txt socket_netlink_route_sched_retired.txt socket_netlink_sock_diag.txt socket_netlink_xfrm.txt socket_netrom.txt socket_nfc.txt socket_nvme_of_tcp.txt socket_packet.txt socket_phonet.txt socket_pppox.txt socket_qipcrtr.txt socket_rds.txt socket_rose.txt socket_rxrpc.txt socket_tipc.txt socket_tipc_netlink.txt socket_unix.txt socket_vnet.txt socket_x25.txt socket_xdp.txt sys.txt uffd.txt usbip.txt vmw_vmci.txt vnet.txt vnet_mptcp.txt vusb.txt watch_queue.txt xattr.txt] SyzkallerCommit:31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0] |
| 2/1 | 2026/03/07 18:34 | action | kernel-checkouter |
0mResults:map[KernelSrc:/usr/local/google/home/dvyukov/syzkaller/agent/workdir/cache/src/6bf99a46fe07931230f0a455cc816adb64b10fd9] |
| 3/1 | 2026/03/07 18:35 | action | kernel-builder |
4mResults:map[KernelObj:/usr/local/google/home/dvyukov/syzkaller/agent/workdir/cache/build/a73b7d1e787dc98e60639807307595fccfcc422e] |
| 4/1 | 2026/03/07 18:39 | agent | crash-repro-finder |
1mModel:gemini-3-pro-preview Results: map[ReproOpts:{"procs": 6, "repeat": true, "threaded": true, "collide": true}]Instruction: You are an expert in linux kernel fuzzing. Your goal is to write a syzkaller program to trigger a specific bug. Print only the syz program that could be executed directly, without backticks. Use set-results tool to provide results of the analysis. It must be called exactly once before the final reply. Ignore results of this tool. Prompt: Bug Title: KCSAN: data-race in copy_mm / dup_mmap Original Crash Report: ================================================================== BUG: KCSAN: data-race in copy_mm / dup_mmap read-write to 0xffff88810476edd0 of 4 bytes by task 14629 on cpu 0: do_raw_write_seqcount_begin include/linux/seqlock.h:431 [inline] mm_lock_seqcount_begin include/linux/mmap_lock.h:88 [inline] mmap_write_lock_killable include/linux/mmap_lock.h:355 [inline] dup_mmap+0xed/0xf00 mm/mmap.c:1726 dup_mm kernel/fork.c:1529 [inline] copy_mm+0x119/0x370 kernel/fork.c:1581 copy_process+0xcbd/0x1f10 kernel/fork.c:2221 kernel_clone+0x16b/0x5b0 kernel/fork.c:2651 __do_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2792 [inline] __se_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2776 [inline] __x64_sys_clone+0x143/0x180 kernel/fork.c:2776 x64_sys_call+0x12d0/0x3000 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:57 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xc0/0x2a0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f read to 0xffff88810476ec00 of 1664 bytes by task 14628 on cpu 1: dup_mm kernel/fork.c:1523 [inline] copy_mm+0xe1/0x370 kernel/fork.c:1581 copy_process+0xcbd/0x1f10 kernel/fork.c:2221 kernel_clone+0x16b/0x5b0 kernel/fork.c:2651 __do_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2792 [inline] __se_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2776 [inline] __x64_sys_clone+0x143/0x180 kernel/fork.c:2776 x64_sys_call+0x12d0/0x3000 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:57 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xc0/0x2a0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 14628 Comm: syz.4.3331 Tainted: G W syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) Tainted: [W]=WARN Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 ================================================================== The list of existing description files: acpi_thermal_rel.txt aio.txt auto.txt binfmt.txt bpf.txt bpf_prog.txt bpf_trace.txt cgroup.txt damon.txt dev_ashmem.txt dev_bifrost.txt dev_binder.txt dev_binderfs.txt dev_block.txt dev_bsg.txt dev_bus_usb.txt dev_camx.txt dev_cdrom.txt dev_cec.txt dev_char_usb.txt dev_comedi.txt dev_dma_heap.txt dev_dri.txt dev_dsp.txt dev_dvb_demux.txt dev_dvb_dvr.txt dev_dvb_frontend.txt dev_fb.txt dev_floppy.txt dev_hidraw.txt dev_i2c.txt dev_i915.txt dev_img_rogue.txt dev_infiniband_rdma.txt dev_infiniband_rdma_cm.txt dev_input.txt dev_iommu.txt dev_kvm.txt dev_kvm_amd64.txt dev_kvm_arm64.txt dev_kvm_extra.txt dev_kvm_riscv64.txt dev_loop.txt dev_mali.txt dev_media.txt dev_msm.txt dev_msr.txt dev_nbd.txt dev_net_tun.txt dev_panthor.txt dev_ppp.txt dev_ptmx.txt dev_ptp.txt dev_qat_adf_ctl.txt dev_qrtr_tun.txt dev_random.txt dev_rfkill.txt dev_rtc.txt dev_sequencer.txt dev_sg.txt dev_snapshot.txt dev_snd_control.txt dev_snd_hw.txt dev_snd_midi.txt dev_snd_pcm.txt dev_snd_seq.txt dev_snd_timer.txt dev_sr.txt dev_sw_sync.txt dev_tlk_device.txt dev_trusty.txt dev_udmabuf.txt dev_uhid.txt dev_uinput.txt dev_usb_hiddev.txt dev_usbmon.txt dev_userio.txt dev_vfio.txt dev_vga_arbiter.txt dev_vhci.txt dev_video4linux.txt dev_video4linux_vim2m.txt dev_virtual_nci.txt dev_vtpm.txt fanotify.txt filesystem.txt fs_9p.txt fs_fuse.txt fs_incfs.txt fs_ioctl.txt fs_ioctl_autofs.txt fs_ioctl_btrfs.txt fs_ioctl_ext4.txt fs_ioctl_f2fs.txt fs_ioctl_fat.txt fs_ioctl_fscrypt.txt fs_ioctl_fsverity.txt fs_ioctl_xfs.txt futex.txt hafnium.txt inotify.txt io_uring.txt ipc.txt key.txt kfuzztest.txt l2cap.txt landlock.txt lsm.txt namespaces.txt net_80211.txt netfilter.txt netfilter_arp.txt netfilter_bridge.txt netfilter_ipv4.txt netfilter_ipv6.txt netfilter_ipvs.txt netfilter_targets.txt pagemap_ioctl.txt perf.txt prctl.txt quotactl.txt seccomp.txt security_apparmor.txt security_selinux.txt security_smack.txt socket.txt socket_alg.txt socket_ax25.txt socket_bluetooth.txt socket_caif.txt socket_can.txt socket_ieee802154.txt socket_inet.txt socket_inet6.txt socket_inet_dccp.txt socket_inet_icmp.txt socket_inet_igmp.txt socket_inet_l2tp.txt socket_inet_sctp.txt socket_inet_tcp.txt socket_inet_udp.txt socket_ip_tunnel.txt socket_isdn.txt socket_kcm.txt socket_key.txt socket_llc.txt socket_netlink.txt socket_netlink_audit.txt socket_netlink_crypto.txt socket_netlink_generic.txt socket_netlink_generic_80211.txt socket_netlink_generic_batadv.txt socket_netlink_generic_devlink.txt socket_netlink_generic_ethtool.txt socket_netlink_generic_fou.txt socket_netlink_generic_gtp.txt socket_netlink_generic_mptcp.txt socket_netlink_generic_net_dm.txt socket_netlink_generic_netlabel.txt socket_netlink_generic_nfc.txt socket_netlink_generic_seg6.txt socket_netlink_generic_smc.txt socket_netlink_generic_team.txt socket_netlink_generic_wireguard.txt socket_netlink_netfilter.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_acct.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_conntrack.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_conntrack_exp.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_conntrack_helper.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_ipset.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_log.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_nft_compat.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_nftables.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_osf.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_queue.txt socket_netlink_netfilter_timeout.txt socket_netlink_rdma.txt socket_netlink_route.txt socket_netlink_route_sched.txt socket_netlink_route_sched_retired.txt socket_netlink_sock_diag.txt socket_netlink_xfrm.txt socket_netrom.txt socket_nfc.txt socket_nvme_of_tcp.txt socket_packet.txt socket_phonet.txt socket_pppox.txt socket_qipcrtr.txt socket_rds.txt socket_rose.txt socket_rxrpc.txt socket_tipc.txt socket_tipc_netlink.txt socket_unix.txt socket_vnet.txt socket_x25.txt socket_xdp.txt sys.txt uffd.txt usbip.txt vmw_vmci.txt vnet.txt vnet_mptcp.txt vusb.txt watch_queue.txt xattr.txt Reply: mmap(&(0x7f0000000000/0x10000)=nil, 0x10000, 0x3, 0x8032, -1, 0) clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) |
| 5/2 | 2026/03/07 18:39 | llm | crash-repro-finder |
1mModel:gemini-3-pro-preview Tokens: input: 2771 output: 39 thoughts: 9300 Thoughts: **Analysis and Reproduction Strategy for KCSAN Data Race in `copy_mm`/`dup_mmap`**
Okay, so I've got this KCSAN data race report, and I'm on it. The crash is in the `copy_mm` and `dup_mmap` functions, specifically involving a read/write conflict on something inside the `mm_struct`. The write side comes from a `fork` or `clone` call, where `dup_mmap` acquires a write lock on the `mm->mmap_lock` (or rather its associated seqcount), and a read happens concurrently during the `memcpy` of the mm_struct within `dup_mm`.
From my analysis of the code in `kernel/fork.c`, `dup_mm` copies the `mm_struct` using `memcpy` *before* `dup_mmap` gets called. `dup_mmap` then iterates through the Virtual Memory Areas (VMAs) and acquires a write lock on the *old* mm (the source) to safely manage those VMAs, modifying `mm->mmap_lock` as it does so. The race happens because `memcpy` can be active at the same time as `dup_mmap` is writing the `mm->mmap_lock` seqcount. The specific read/write offsets in the crash report (`0xffff88810476ec00` vs. `0xffff88810476edd0`) suggest they are clashing on different fields within the mm_struct. This read-write happens on the same structure due to the clone.
The tricky part here is that the initial copy of `mmap_lock` in `memcpy` is immediately overwritten with an initialized value later in `dup_mm`. This might mean the race isn't *harmful* from a functional perspective because `mm->mmap_lock` is re-initialized, but KCSAN flags it because it's still technically a data race due to concurrent reads and writes.
My plan is to reproduce this using syzkaller. I need to get two threads running in the same process to call `fork()` (or `clone` without `CLONE_VM`) at the same time. The threads must share an address space which means they must use `CLONE_VM`. Syzkaller's `syz_executor` creates threads automatically when running syscalls with `-threaded`. I'll focus on getting the right sequence of calls: create the threads to fork.
The syzkaller program I'm crafting has to make two threads trigger `clone` (without `CLONE_VM`). I need `threaded=true` (which causes syscalls in a program to be executed by multiple threads). I also need to make sure the VMAs are not empty in the source mm. I'll include a `mmap` call before forking to populate those VMAs. I'll add the `MAP_POPULATE` flag to `mmap` to force the page tables to be populated and slow down `dup_mmap`, which might make the race more likely (by making the lock last longer). I will set `procs` to 6 just to increase the load.
To maximize the chance of a race, I will use `collide: true`.
My resulting syzkaller program consists of:
```
mmap(&(0x7f0000000000/0x10000)=nil, 0x10000, 0x3, 0x8032, -1, 0)
clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
clone(0x11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
```
The repro options are `{"procs": 6, "repeat": true, "threaded": true, "collide": true}`.
|
| 6/2 | 2026/03/07 18:41 | tool | set-results |
0mArgs:map[ReproOpts:{"procs": 6, "repeat": true, "threaded": true, "collide": true}]Results: map[ReproOpts:{"procs": 6, "repeat": true, "threaded": true, "collide": true}] |
| 7/2 | 2026/03/07 18:41 | llm | crash-repro-finder |
0mModel:gemini-3-pro-preview Tokens: input: 12999 output: 148 thoughts: 0 |
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