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KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/01/01 13:38
Subsystems: serial
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Reported-by: syzbot+559c7fe4b8bac56d38c2@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 899d, last: 35m
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[syzbot] [serial?] KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard 0 (1) 2024/01/01 13:38
Last patch testing requests (2)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2024/01/14 07:09 22m retest repro upstream OK log
2024/01/14 07:09 29m retest repro upstream OK log

Sample crash report:
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BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in variable_test_bit arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:227 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in arch_test_bit arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:239 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in _test_bit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:142 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard+0xc58/0x9220 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1603
 variable_test_bit arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:227 [inline]
 arch_test_bit arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:239 [inline]
 _test_bit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:142 [inline]
 n_tty_receive_buf_standard+0xc58/0x9220 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1603
 __receive_buf drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1640 [inline]
 n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x18d8/0x2490 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1739
 n_tty_receive_buf2+0x4c/0x60 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1785
 tty_ldisc_receive_buf+0xd0/0x290 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:387
 tty_port_default_receive_buf+0xdf/0x190 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:37
 receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:445 [inline]
 flush_to_ldisc+0x473/0xdb0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:495
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3229 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae0/0x1c40 kernel/workqueue.c:3310
 worker_thread+0xea7/0x14f0 kernel/workqueue.c:3391
 kthread+0x3e2/0x540 kernel/kthread.c:389
 ret_from_fork+0x6d/0x90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244

Uninit was created at:
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4110 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4153 [inline]
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4282 [inline]
 __kmalloc_noprof+0x923/0x1230 mm/slub.c:4295
 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline]
 tty_buffer_alloc drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:180 [inline]
 __tty_buffer_request_room+0x36e/0x6d0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:273
 __tty_insert_flip_string_flags+0x140/0x570 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:309
 tty_insert_flip_char include/linux/tty_flip.h:77 [inline]
 uart_insert_char+0x39e/0xa10 drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:3550
 serial8250_read_char+0x1a7/0x5d0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:1762
 serial8250_rx_chars drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:1779 [inline]
 serial8250_handle_irq+0x970/0x1130 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:1943
 serial8250_default_handle_irq+0x120/0x2b0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:1968
 serial8250_interrupt+0xc5/0x360 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:86
 __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x118/0xca0 kernel/irq/handle.c:158
 handle_irq_event_percpu kernel/irq/handle.c:193 [inline]
 handle_irq_event+0xef/0x2c0 kernel/irq/handle.c:210
 handle_edge_irq+0x340/0xfb0 kernel/irq/chip.c:831
 generic_handle_irq_desc include/linux/irqdesc.h:173 [inline]
 handle_irq arch/x86/kernel/irq.c:247 [inline]
 call_irq_handler arch/x86/kernel/irq.c:259 [inline]
 __common_interrupt+0x97/0x1f0 arch/x86/kernel/irq.c:285
 common_interrupt+0x92/0xb0 arch/x86/kernel/irq.c:278
 asm_common_interrupt+0x2b/0x40 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:693

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 59 Comm: kworker/u8:4 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc1-syzkaller-00337-g7503345ac5f5 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024
Workqueue: events_unbound flush_to_ldisc
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Crashes (3116):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2024/12/08 15:53 upstream 7503345ac5f5 9ac0fdc6 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2023/12/02 02:22 upstream 994d5c58e50e f819d6f7 .config strace log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2023/09/23 13:02 upstream d90b0276af8f 0b6a67ac .config strace log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/17 02:57 upstream 57d76ceccee4 5d52cba5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/16 17:19 upstream 0f2acd3148e0 5d52cba5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/16 03:17 upstream bb7a3fc2c976 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/16 01:45 upstream bb7a3fc2c976 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/15 21:01 upstream bb7a3fc2c976 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/12 22:25 upstream 37a93dd5c49b 504cb1bf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/12 06:25 upstream c22e26bd0906 76a109e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/10 05:18 upstream 8a5203c630c6 4ab09a02 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/10 02:10 upstream 05f7e89ab973 4ab09a02 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/09 18:52 upstream 05f7e89ab973 df949cd9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/09 11:59 upstream 05f7e89ab973 df949cd9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/09 11:38 upstream 05f7e89ab973 df949cd9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/09 03:27 upstream e98f34af6116 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/08 19:45 upstream e98f34af6116 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/08 15:22 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/08 11:28 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/08 07:48 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/07 17:09 upstream 2687c848e578 f20fc9f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/06 08:25 upstream 8fdb05de0e2d f03c4191 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/05 08:04 upstream f14faaf3a1fb ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/05 04:30 upstream 5fd0a1df5d05 ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/04 13:25 upstream de0674d9bc69 42b01fab .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/04 08:51 upstream de0674d9bc69 42b01fab .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/03 17:08 upstream 6bd9ed02871f 6df4c87a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/03 13:58 upstream 6bd9ed02871f 6df4c87a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/03 02:03 upstream dee65f79364c d78927dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/03 00:02 upstream dee65f79364c d78927dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/02 10:26 upstream 18f7fcd5e69a 018ebef2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2023/12/23 17:22 upstream 5254c0cbc92d fb427a07 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2023/12/19 23:12 upstream 55cb5f43689d 3ad490ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2023/12/16 02:15 upstream 3bd7d7488169 3222d10c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/16 18:49 upstream 0f2acd3148e0 5d52cba5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/15 17:29 upstream ca4ee40bf13d 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/15 15:17 upstream ca4ee40bf13d 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/15 06:43 upstream 64275e9fda37 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/15 02:30 upstream 64275e9fda37 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/15 02:30 upstream 64275e9fda37 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/13 10:34 upstream cee73b1e840c 6a673c50 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/12 07:53 upstream c22e26bd0906 76a109e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/11 19:28 upstream 192c0159402e 75707236 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/11 05:52 upstream dc855b77719f 441e25b7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/09 15:01 upstream 05f7e89ab973 df949cd9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/08 13:39 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/07 05:03 upstream 2687c848e578 f20fc9f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/06 16:37 upstream b7ff7151e653 97745f52 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/05 12:32 upstream f14faaf3a1fb 4936e85c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/04 21:07 upstream 5fd0a1df5d05 ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/03 20:02 upstream 6bd9ed02871f 6df4c87a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/02 19:11 upstream 18f7fcd5e69a 018ebef2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
2026/02/02 17:15 upstream 18f7fcd5e69a 018ebef2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root KMSAN: uninit-value in n_tty_receive_buf_standard
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.