INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/08/02 20:10
Reported-by: syzbot+4335899d6b78725ae343@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 3d04h, last: 3d04h
Similar bugs (7)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe (5) sound 1 483 86d 112d 29/29 fixed on 2026/05/21 07:49
upstream INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe (2) sound 1 1 777d 777d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/09/17 10:08
upstream INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe sound 1 1 1811d 1811d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2021/11/18 21:08
upstream INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe (4) sound 1 1 432d 432d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/08/28 06:21
android-6-12 INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe 1 syz, C 80 3d10h 141d 0/1 premoderation: reported C repro on 2026/03/17 07:22
linux-6.6 INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe 1 11 81d 101d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/07/25 19:52
upstream INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe (3) sound 1 3 546d 666d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/05/06 03:30

Sample crash report:
INFO: task kworker/0:19:4617 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/0:19    state:D stack:23200 pid: 4617 ppid:     2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11c3/0x4350 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6537
 __mutex_lock_common+0xdf5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 usb_audio_probe+0x3e7/0x1e70 sound/usb/card.c:812
 usb_probe_interface+0x5be/0xae0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x276/0xc70 drivers/base/dd.c:595
 __driver_probe_device+0x1f5/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:775
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:805
 __device_attach_driver+0x2b0/0x500 drivers/base/dd.c:927
 bus_for_each_drv+0x184/0x210 drivers/base/bus.c:429
 __device_attach+0x2a7/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:999
 bus_probe_device+0xba/0x1d0 drivers/base/bus.c:489
 device_add+0xbcf/0x1050 drivers/base/core.c:3427
 usb_set_configuration+0x19d5/0x2030 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2223
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x89/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238
 usb_probe_device+0x126/0x250 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x276/0xc70 drivers/base/dd.c:595
 __driver_probe_device+0x1f5/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:775
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:805
 __device_attach_driver+0x2b0/0x500 drivers/base/dd.c:927
 bus_for_each_drv+0x184/0x210 drivers/base/bus.c:429
 __device_attach+0x2a7/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:999
 bus_probe_device+0xba/0x1d0 drivers/base/bus.c:489
 device_add+0xbcf/0x1050 drivers/base/core.c:3427
 usb_new_device+0x9f6/0x15d0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2632
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5497 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5637 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5799 [inline]
 hub_event+0x2b8d/0x5260 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5881
 process_one_work+0x867/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
 worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>
INFO: task udevd:5340 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:udevd           state:D stack:23920 pid: 5340 ppid:  3559 flags:0x00004002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11c3/0x4350 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6537
 __mutex_lock_common+0xdf5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 uevent_show+0x16c/0x320 drivers/base/core.c:2408
 dev_attr_show+0x50/0xb0 drivers/base/core.c:2110
 sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x316/0x4c0 fs/sysfs/file.c:61
 seq_read_iter+0x460/0xc50 fs/seq_file.c:230
 call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:2167 [inline]
 new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:404 [inline]
 vfs_read+0x75e/0xd50 fs/read_write.c:485
 ksys_read+0x153/0x260 fs/read_write.c:623
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7f198887d407
RSP: 002b:00007ffd3c233870 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f198878f880 RCX: 00007f198887d407
RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0000562559becf10 RDI: 0000000000000008
RBP: 00007f19889c5ff0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 000000000000000a
R13: 00007f19889c5ea0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000562559bdca40
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by khungtaskd/27:
 #0: ffffffff8c31ef60 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x0/0x30
4 locks held by kworker/u4:4/581:
1 lock held by udevd/3559:
2 locks held by getty/3954:
 #0: ffff88802c295098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x21/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:252
 #1: ffffc90002d032e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x594/0x1a50 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2158
4 locks held by udevd/4176:
 #0: ffff8880240062f0 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: seq_read_iter+0x9d/0xc50 fs/seq_file.c:182
 #1: ffff888060921488 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x55/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:112
 #2: ffff888019db60f0 (kn->active#117){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x75/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:113
 #3: ffff88805f925220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock_interruptible include/linux/device.h:814 [inline]
 #3: ffff88805f925220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: manufacturer_show+0x22/0x90 drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c:141
4 locks held by udevd/4178:
 #0: ffff88806677a540 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: seq_read_iter+0x9d/0xc50 fs/seq_file.c:182
 #1: ffff88802c19d488 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x55/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:112
 #2: ffff8880632ee3a8 (kn->active#32){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x75/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:113
 #3: ffff88807483d220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff88807483d220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: uevent_show+0x16c/0x320 drivers/base/core.c:2408
2 locks held by kworker/1:3/4191:
 #0: ffff888016c72138 ((wq_completion)rcu_gp){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90002f0fd00 ((work_completion)(&rew.rew_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
6 locks held by kworker/0:12/4610:
 #0: ffff88801be3b538 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90003dffd00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff888148175220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #2: ffff888148175220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x178/0x5260 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5827
 #3: ffff88807483d220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff88807483d220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #4: ffff88804d4861a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #4: ffff88804d4861a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #5: ffffffff8d3f5e88 (register_mutex#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usb_audio_probe+0x3e7/0x1e70 sound/usb/card.c:812
6 locks held by kworker/0:19/4617:
 #0: ffff88801be3b538 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90003defd00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff88802429d220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #2: ffff88802429d220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x178/0x5260 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5827
 #3: ffff888074e9b220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff888074e9b220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #4: ffff88801f7051a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #4: ffff88801f7051a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #5: ffffffff8d3f5e88 (register_mutex#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usb_audio_probe+0x3e7/0x1e70 sound/usb/card.c:812
2 locks held by kworker/u4:10/4628:
4 locks held by udevd/5340:
 #0: ffff88807bce12f0 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: seq_read_iter+0x9d/0xc50 fs/seq_file.c:182
 #1: ffff88805fefb088 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x55/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:112
 #2: ffff888058f220f0 (kn->active#32){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x75/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:113
 #3: ffff88801f7051a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff88801f7051a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: uevent_show+0x16c/0x320 drivers/base/core.c:2408
3 locks held by kworker/1:13/5910:
 #0: ffff888016c70938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc9000307fd00 (fqdir_free_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffffffff8c3238f0 (rcu_state.barrier_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_barrier+0xa1/0x4c0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:4043
3 locks held by kworker/1:17/5914:
 #0: ffff888016c70938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc900033dfd00 ((work_completion)(&pwq->unbound_release_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffffffff8c3239e8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:290 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8c3239e8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x2d1/0x750 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:845
6 locks held by kworker/0:20/9109:
 #0: ffff88801be3b538 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc9000308fd00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff8881480f5220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #2: ffff8881480f5220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x178/0x5260 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5827
 #3: ffff88805f925220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff88805f925220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #4: ffff88807483e1a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807483e1a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #5: ffffffff8d3f5e88 (register_mutex#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usb_audio_probe+0x3e7/0x1e70 sound/usb/card.c:812
10 locks held by syz.5.955/11264:
 #0: ffff88805e96cff0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __fdget_pos+0x2bf/0x370 fs/file.c:1056
 #1: ffff888055092460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x296/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:590
 #2: ffff88805ee28888 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1dc/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:287
 #3: ffff8881480a5220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff8881480a5220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1063 [inline]
 #3: ffff8881480a5220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0x85/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
 #4: ffff8881480a61a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #4: ffff8881480a61a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
 #4: ffff8881480a61a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
 #5: ffff888075d1d220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #5: ffff888075d1d220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: usb_disconnect+0xf8/0x8a0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2278
 #6: ffff8880792931a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #6: ffff8880792931a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
 #6: ffff8880792931a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
 #7: ffffffff8d3f5e88 (register_mutex#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usb_audio_disconnect+0xd0/0x6f0 sound/usb/card.c:960
 #8: ffff88801dc36200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #8: ffff88801dc36200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
 #8: ffff88801dc36200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
 #9: ffffffff8d3bd028 (register_mutex#7){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: snd_seq_midisynth_remove+0x68/0x4e0 sound/core/seq/seq_midi.c:432
2 locks held by syz-executor/14956:
2 locks held by udevd/15205:
 #0: ffff88802077b518 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: blkdev_get_by_dev+0x162/0xa50 block/bdev.c:816
 #1: ffff888020995468 (&lo->lo_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: lo_open+0x6a/0x100 drivers/block/loop.c:2056
1 lock held by syz.5.1577/15538:
 #0: ffff888020995468 (&lo->lo_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __loop_clr_fd+0xa9/0xb50 drivers/block/loop.c:1366

=============================================

NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 27 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x3a2/0x3d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x163/0x280 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:148 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:212 [inline]
 watchdog+0xe1b/0xe60 kernel/hung_task.c:369
 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 4628 Comm: kworker/u4:10 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work
RIP: 0010:instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:71 [inline]
RIP: 0010:test_bit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:134 [inline]
RIP: 0010:hlock_class kernel/locking/lockdep.c:197 [inline]
RIP: 0010:check_wait_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4711 [inline]
RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0x916/0x7b50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4962
Code: 03 42 0f b6 04 00 84 c0 0f 85 58 01 00 00 41 8b 07 41 89 c6 41 81 e6 ff 1f 00 00 c1 e8 03 25 f8 03 00 00 48 8d b8 c0 e0 1e 90 <be> 08 00 00 00 e8 10 38 61 00 4c 0f a3 35 c8 f7 c1 0e 73 1a 4b 8d
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003e4f480 EFLAGS: 00000002
RAX: 0000000000000068 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffffffff815ce8f0
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffffffff901ee128
RBP: ffffc90003e4f6b0 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: 1ffffffff203dc38
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff203dc39 R12: ffff88801e1ae4a0
R13: ffff88801e1ad904 R14: 000000000000035d R15: ffff88801e1ae4a0
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007ffb0b896e9c CR3: 00000000183c4000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 rcu_lock_acquire+0x2a/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:313
 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:740 [inline]
 ieee80211_bss_info_update+0x33d/0xa80 net/mac80211/scan.c:177
 ieee80211_rx_bss_info net/mac80211/ibss.c:1123 [inline]
 ieee80211_rx_mgmt_probe_beacon net/mac80211/ibss.c:1614 [inline]
 ieee80211_ibss_rx_queued_mgmt+0x1763/0x2b50 net/mac80211/ibss.c:1643
 ieee80211_iface_process_skb net/mac80211/iface.c:1459 [inline]
 ieee80211_iface_work+0x714/0xc50 net/mac80211/iface.c:1513
 cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x224/0x260 net/wireless/core.c:433
 process_one_work+0x867/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
 worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/02 20:09 linux-5.15.y 6e2fd6534337 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in usb_audio_probe
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.