INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/09/03 15:13
Subsystems: scsi
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+1f678bd2872aefb11d8a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 6h33m, last: 6h33m
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision
cee79818 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected 2026/09/03 14:12 2026/09/03 14:12 2026/09/03 14:30 d2e5fb95
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[syzbot] [scsi?] INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected 0 (1) 2026/09/03 15:13
Cause bisection attempts (1)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/09/03 14:20 bisect upstream running

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz-executor247:5632 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor247 state:D stack:27912 pid:5632  tgid:5632  ppid:5629   task_flags:0x400140 flags:0x00080002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5520 [inline]
 __schedule+0x16d9/0x5700 kernel/sched/core.c:7270
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7347 [inline]
 rt_mutex_schedule+0x76/0xf0 kernel/sched/core.c:7643
 rt_mutex_slowlock_block+0x55e/0x690 kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1670
 __rt_mutex_slowlock kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1747 [inline]
 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1787 [inline]
 rt_mutex_slowlock+0x2d4/0x780 kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1827
 __rt_mutex_lock kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1842 [inline]
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:560 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x168/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578
 scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
 scsi_scan drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:151 [inline]
 store_scan+0x4aa/0x540 drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:191
 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a5/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:345
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x61e/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:687
 ksys_write+0x156/0x270 fs/read_write.c:739
 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
RIP: 0033:0x7f95515558b9
RSP: 002b:00007ffdb0003058 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f95515558b9
RDX: 0000000000000005 RSI: 0000200000001400 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00000000000f4240 R08: 0000000000000009 R09: 0000000000000009
R10: 0000000000000009 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffdb00031d8
R13: 0000000000000002 R14: 00007ffdb0003080 R15: 00007ffdb0003070
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
locks held by pr/ttyS0/17: 3, last CPU#1:
 #0: ffffffff8e09d578 (console_srcu){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_try_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:314 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e09d578 (console_srcu){....}-{0:0}, at: srcu_read_lock_nmisafe include/linux/srcu.h:439 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e09d578 (console_srcu){....}-{0:0}, at: console_srcu_read_lock+0x30/0x60 kernel/printk/printk.c:291
 #1: ffffffff99e981f8 (&port_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: nbcon_emit_one kernel/printk/nbcon.c:1137 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff99e981f8 (&port_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: nbcon_kthread_func+0x64c/0x880 kernel/printk/nbcon.c:1271
 #2: ffffffff8e1c3ac0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8e1c3ac0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8e1c3ac0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __rt_spin_lock kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:50 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8e1c3ac0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_lock+0x1e2/0x400 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:57
locks held by khungtaskd/38: 1, last CPU#0:
 #0: ffffffff8e1c3ac0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e1c3ac0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e1c3ac0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x2e/0x180 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6837
locks held by getty/5344: 2, on CPU#0:
 #0: ffff8880290a90a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc900044cb2e0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x460/0x1360 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211
locks held by syz-executor247/5632: 4, on CPU#0:
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff88802d053878 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff8880227cc110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
locks held by syz-executor247/5633: 4, on CPU#0:
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff88803bd46878 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff8880227cc110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
locks held by syz-executor247/5640: 4, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff88803bd47078 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff8880227cc110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
locks held by syz-executor247/5641: 4, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff88803bd47478 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff8880227cc110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
locks held by syz-executor247/5648: 4, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888035fc8510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff88803bd47878 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff888027b9b0f8 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff8880227cc110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916

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NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 38 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x274/0x2d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:123
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17d/0x390 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:66
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:164 [inline]
 __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline]
 sys_info+0x135/0x170 lib/sys_info.c:165
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:353 [inline]
 watchdog+0xfd7/0x1030 kernel/hung_task.c:561
 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>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 17 Comm: pr/ttyS0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
RIP: 0010:io_serial_in+0x77/0xc0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:409
Code: e8 ce cc 65 fc 44 89 f9 d3 e3 49 83 ee 80 4c 89 f0 48 c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 20 00 74 08 4c 89 f7 e8 6f 7b d1 fc 41 03 1e 89 da ec <0f> b6 c0 5b 41 5c 41 5e 41 5f c3 cc cc cc cc cc 44 89 f9 80 e1 07
RSP: 0018:ffffc900001678b8 EFLAGS: 00000202
RAX: 1ffffffff33d3000 RBX: 00000000000003fd RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 00000000000003fd RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffffff8560aca0 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffffff99e98220 R15: 0000000000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125cd5000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00005555889aa798 CR3: 000000003ff02000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 serial_in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h:128 [inline]
 serial_lsr_in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h:150 [inline]
 wait_for_lsr+0x190/0x300 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:2013
 serial8250_fifo_wait_for_lsr_thre drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3270 [inline]
 __serial8250_console_fifo_write+0xd0/0x3f0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3345
 serial8250_console_fifo_write drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3378 [inline]
 __serial8250_console_write drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3429 [inline]
 serial8250_console_write+0xac5/0x1230 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3493
 nbcon_emit_next_record+0xef5/0x1a90 kernel/printk/nbcon.c:-1
 nbcon_emit_one kernel/printk/nbcon.c:1157 [inline]
 nbcon_kthread_func+0x679/0x880 kernel/printk/nbcon.c:1271
 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 (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/03 13:51 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.