kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!

Status: public: reported C repro on 2019/04/10 16:04
Reported-by: syzbot+1fbcbd8d0940d271f3c9@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 2939d, last: 2648d
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (20)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
android-5-15 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! origin:upstream missing-backport 2 syz, C error inconclusive 551 21h26m 1476d 0/2 premoderation: reported C repro on 2022/10/13 06:16
upstream kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (5) kernel 2 syz, C done inconclusive 9 1792d 2032d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2022/09/05 15:05
linux-6.1 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 30 23d 95d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/07/24 21:58
android-49 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (2) 2 syz 1 3275d 3275d 0/3 closed as invalid on 2017/12/06 10:59
upstream kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 syz, C 1 3367d 3367d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2017/08/11 14:48
android-6-1 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 5 85d 87d 0/2 premoderation: reported on 2026/08/02 19:40
linux-4.14 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 syz, C 1 1341d 1446d 0/1 upstream: reported C repro on 2022/11/11 22:11
android-49 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 syz, C 1 3335d 3335d 0/3 closed as invalid on 2017/09/12 18:13
upstream kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (2) kernel 2 syz 347 3232d 3226d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2017/12/28 09:40
upstream kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (6) kernel 2 2 1281d 1291d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/07/25 19:19
android-54 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 syz, C 1 2250d 2250d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/04/14 11:56
upstream kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (4) kernel 2 syz, C done 19 2416d 3032d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2020/03/18 10:26
upstream kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (3) kernel 2 syz, C 9 3112d 3224d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2018/06/14 08:46
upstream kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (7) kernel 2 4063 675d 693d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/02/10 07:38
upstream kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (8) kernel 2 2 427d 513d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/11/25 11:57
linux-5.15 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 syz 19 17d 95d 0/3 upstream: reported syz repro on 2026/07/24 21:50
linux-6.6 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 syz, C 41 11d 95d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/25 00:26
android-5-10 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 syz, C error inconclusive 876 38d 1272d 0/2 premoderation: reported C repro on 2023/05/05 07:30
android-44 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! 2 syz, C 8 2892d 2755d 0/2 public: reported C repro on 2019/04/13 00:00
android-49 kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! (3) 2 syz, C 22 2648d 2755d 0/3 public: reported C repro on 2019/04/13 00:00

Sample crash report:
audit: type=1400 audit(1564390244.207:7): avc:  denied  { map } for  pid=1783 comm="syz-executor185" path="/root/syz-executor185891912" dev="sda1" ino=16482 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:insmod_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:user_home_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=1
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x00000005

CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: init Not tainted 4.14.134+ #22
Call Trace:
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:17 [inline]
 dump_stack+0xca/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:53
 panic+0x1ea/0x3d3 kernel/panic.c:182
 find_child_reaper kernel/exit.c:581 [inline]
 forget_original_parent kernel/exit.c:679 [inline]
 exit_notify kernel/exit.c:715 [inline]
 do_exit.cold+0x7b/0x229 kernel/exit.c:894
Kernel Offset: 0x6800000 from 0xffffffff81000000 (relocation range: 0xffffffff80000000-0xffffffffbfffffff)
Rebooting in 86400 seconds..

Crashes (3):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2019/07/29 08:53 android-4.14 54fa720a6f32 c85e1c5b .config console log report syz C ci-android-414-kasan-gce-root
2018/11/26 22:52 android-4.14 ea91d158d712 ac912200 .config console log report syz C ci-android-414-kasan-gce-root
2018/10/11 14:58 android-4.14 b7e40c3d444a 5f818b4b .config console log report syz C ci-android-414-kasan-gce-root
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.