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possible deadlock in rfcomm_dlc_close
Status:
upstream: reported C repro on 2026/09/10 09:59
Reported-by: syzbot+3a1f869dcd8f26e5c216@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 1d11h, last: 5h29m
Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.25/4431 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8dedcb88 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rfcomm_dlc_close+0x35/0x180 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:507
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805bfac130 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1805 [inline]
ffff88805bfac130 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rfcomm_sock_close net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:246 [inline]
ffff88805bfac130 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rfcomm_sock_cleanup_listen net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:191 [inline]
ffff88805bfac130 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __rfcomm_sock_close+0xd5/0x2b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:225
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}:
lock_sock_nested+0x44/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3504
lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1805 [inline]
rfcomm_connect_ind+0x4ec/0xd80 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:966
rfcomm_recv_pn net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:1504 [inline]
rfcomm_recv_mcc net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:1722 [inline]
rfcomm_recv_frame net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:1855 [inline]
rfcomm_process_rx net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2007 [inline]
rfcomm_process_sessions net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2100 [inline]
rfcomm_run+0x2ac7/0x5d70 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2188
kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295
-> #0 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2d18/0x7c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
rfcomm_dlc_close+0x35/0x180 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:507
__rfcomm_sock_close+0x18a/0x2b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:232
rfcomm_sock_close net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:247 [inline]
rfcomm_sock_cleanup_listen net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:191 [inline]
__rfcomm_sock_close+0xdd/0x2b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:225
rfcomm_sock_shutdown+0xb5/0x240 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:918
rfcomm_sock_release+0x55/0x110 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:939
__sock_release net/socket.c:654 [inline]
sock_close+0xbf/0x210 net/socket.c:1400
__fput+0x20a/0x8b0 fs/file_table.c:320
task_work_run+0x1d0/0x260 kernel/task_work.c:203
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210
__syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:292 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:303
do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
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lock(sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM);
lock(rfcomm_mutex);
lock(sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM);
lock(rfcomm_mutex);
*** DEADLOCK ***
2 locks held by syz.0.25/4431:
#0: ffff88805ae20e10 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:764 [inline]
#0: ffff88805ae20e10 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __sock_release net/socket.c:653 [inline]
#0: ffff88805ae20e10 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: sock_close+0x82/0x210 net/socket.c:1400
#1: ffff88805bfac130 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1805 [inline]
#1: ffff88805bfac130 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rfcomm_sock_close net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:246 [inline]
#1: ffff88805bfac130 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rfcomm_sock_cleanup_listen net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:191 [inline]
#1: ffff88805bfac130 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __rfcomm_sock_close+0xd5/0x2b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:225
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 4431 Comm: syz.0.25 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2d18/0x7c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
rfcomm_dlc_close+0x35/0x180 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:507
__rfcomm_sock_close+0x18a/0x2b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:232
rfcomm_sock_close net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:247 [inline]
rfcomm_sock_cleanup_listen net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:191 [inline]
__rfcomm_sock_close+0xdd/0x2b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:225
rfcomm_sock_shutdown+0xb5/0x240 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:918
rfcomm_sock_release+0x55/0x110 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:939
__sock_release net/socket.c:654 [inline]
sock_close+0xbf/0x210 net/socket.c:1400
__fput+0x20a/0x8b0 fs/file_table.c:320
task_work_run+0x1d0/0x260 kernel/task_work.c:203
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210
__syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:292 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:303
do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f6076d9e159
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffc05976fa8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001b4
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007ffc05977090 RCX: 00007f6076d9e159
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 0000000000018668 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000001b2d920000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f6077025fac R14: 00007f6077025fa8 R15: 00007f6077025fa0
</TASK>
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.