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WARNING in io_ring_exit_work (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2024/02/22 09:35
Subsystems: io-uring
Labels: prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+557a278955ff3a4d3938@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 825d, last: 3d12h
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision Error
fcb5d69a-1ea4-43bb-b2fd-f871e41c80cb assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ✅ UserNamespace: ✅ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ WARNING in io_ring_exit_work (2) 2026/05/17 14:13 2026/05/17 14:13 2026/05/17 15:02 de5aae85e5f28e2fa1c7deefcc24fe286abe5140
d21d7186-37b0-483d-b7ba-bcc3e3a2f4a8 repro WARNING in io_ring_exit_work (2) 2026/03/08 04:54 2026/03/08 04:54 2026/03/08 05:03 31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0
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[syzbot] Monthly io-uring report (Jan 2026) 0 (1) 2026/01/14 06:52
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[syzbot] Monthly io-uring report (Apr 2024) 0 (1) 2024/04/15 09:23
[syzbot] [io-uring?] WARNING in io_ring_exit_work (2) 0 (1) 2024/02/22 09:35
Similar bugs (8)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work (2) -1 27 393d 520d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/07/04 09:19
linux-6.1 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work -1 5 1047d 1137d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/10/19 11:52
android-6-12 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work -1 1 35d 35d 0/1 premoderation: reported on 2026/04/18 06:50
linux-6.6 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work -1 296 5d00h 339d 0/2 upstream: reported on 2025/06/18 00:00
linux-6.1 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work (3) -1 61 56d 317d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/07/10 06:43
linux-5.15 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work (2) -1 7 31d 35d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/04/18 11:03
linux-5.15 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work -1 9 1039d 1146d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/10/27 08:42
upstream WARNING in io_ring_exit_work io-uring -1 C done done 3550 1120d 1894d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/07/28 02:36

Sample crash report:
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time_after(jiffies, timeout)
WARNING: io_uring/io_uring.c:2369 at io_ring_exit_work+0x4b9/0x970 io_uring/io_uring.c:2369, CPU#1: kworker/u8:18/19791
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 19791 Comm: kworker/u8:18 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
Workqueue: iou_exit io_ring_exit_work
RIP: 0010:io_ring_exit_work+0x4b9/0x970 io_uring/io_uring.c:2369
Code: c6 05 e7 60 48 0e 01 48 c7 c7 00 06 a6 8b be 25 00 00 00 48 c7 c2 20 01 a6 8b e8 82 e9 75 00 e9 7e fe ff ff e8 e8 d3 99 00 90 <0f> 0b 90 b8 70 17 00 00 48 89 44 24 10 eb 9a c7 84 24 b0 00 00 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc900046ff940 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff812aa5a8 RBX: 000000010001d966 RCX: ffff888036c51ec0
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffffc900046ffad0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f1209f R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: 000000010001d962 R14: 0000000000002000 R15: ffff888083842000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888126271000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f91f1d1a144 CR3: 0000000060090000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3314 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397
 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3478
 kthread+0x388/0x470 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 (6767):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/05/20 00:42 upstream 27fa82620cba 0909d65f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/19 14:56 upstream ab5fce87a778 223544dc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/19 01:45 upstream 4d3a2a466b8d 9f74d399 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/16 23:08 upstream 6916d5703ddf de5aae85 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/12 22:51 upstream c21b90f77687 a0949470 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/12 16:22 upstream 50897c955902 d5b1a17d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/07 20:16 upstream 19cbc75c56c0 e358bca5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/07 06:03 upstream 5862221fdded f250db59 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/06 20:37 upstream adc1e5c6203c cbcd9ea0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/02 01:33 upstream ef5f46b63023 753c55b9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/01 10:39 upstream 26fd6bff2c05 753c55b9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/30 19:02 upstream 08d0d3466664 753c55b9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/30 15:29 upstream e75a43c7cec4 a7464baf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/30 01:14 upstream 57b8e2d666a3 005438fc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/29 22:49 upstream 57b8e2d666a3 804ea88f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/29 18:27 upstream 57b8e2d666a3 804ea88f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/29 15:44 upstream dca922e019dd 804ea88f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/29 11:32 upstream dca922e019dd 804ea88f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/29 05:57 upstream dca922e019dd 95008c03 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/28 23:51 upstream dca922e019dd 95008c03 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/28 23:07 upstream dca922e019dd 95008c03 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/28 17:01 upstream 3b3bea6d4b9c b4209743 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/28 11:04 upstream 3b3bea6d4b9c b4209743 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/28 04:51 upstream 3b3bea6d4b9c ce741359 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/27 22:25 upstream 254f49634ee1 ce741359 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/27 12:33 upstream 254f49634ee1 0f700595 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/26 23:29 upstream 20b64cf8705a 9c2d0995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/26 18:01 upstream 897d54018cc9 9c2d0995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/26 14:55 upstream 897d54018cc9 9c2d0995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/25 19:22 upstream 897d54018cc9 9c2d0995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/25 04:10 upstream 27d128c1cff6 9c2d0995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/24 23:09 upstream dd6c438c3e64 1c2b9291 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/24 14:34 upstream dd6c438c3e64 1c2b9291 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/24 03:30 upstream 45dcf5e28813 9cfb3ca7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/23 17:26 upstream 2e6803928193 4c3406dc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/23 02:38 upstream 2a4c0c11c019 b10da5ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/22 09:50 upstream 6596a02b2078 0b6ab7ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/21 20:20 upstream 4ee64205ffaa 0b6ab7ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/21 16:52 upstream b4e07588e743 0b6ab7ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/21 00:53 upstream a5d1079c28a5 e65da4ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/20 21:03 upstream a5d1079c28a5 e65da4ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/20 16:40 upstream c1f49dea2b8f e65da4ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/20 02:51 upstream c1f49dea2b8f 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/19 14:20 upstream faeab166167f 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/18 09:19 upstream 8541d8f725c6 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/17 19:46 upstream 43cfbdda5af6 24ecfc1e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/17 18:34 upstream 43cfbdda5af6 24ecfc1e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/16 17:14 upstream 1d51b370a0f8 321ae225 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/16 06:05 upstream aec2f682d47c df15c5f3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/03 01:11 upstream 5619b098e2fb 8b15d4ae .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/03/08 01:11 upstream 4ae12d8bd9a8 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2025/09/24 22:02 upstream 4ea5af085908 0abd0691 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-gce-upstream-auto WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/03/27 15:27 upstream 46b513250491 74a13a23 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/07 18:48 upstream 8ab992f815d6 0211be7b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/03/21 02:58 upstream 42bddab0563f 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/02/02 06:56 upstream 9f2693489ef8 6b8752f2 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu2-arm64-mte WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2025/12/15 16:48 upstream 8f0b4cce4481 a066d2bc .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu2-arm64 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2025/09/17 15:13 upstream 5aca7966d2a7 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu2-arm64-compat WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/05/13 11:29 linux-next e98d21c170b0 fec2a7ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/04/17 05:17 linux-next 452c3b1ea875 de0a551d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2024/02/18 09:25 linux-next 2c3b09aac00d 578f7538 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/02/07 01:57 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 59e4d31a0470 f20fc9f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
2026/03/04 03:04 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/riscv/linux.git for-next 18be4ca5cb4e 4180d919 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu2-riscv64 WARNING in io_ring_exit_work
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.