possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/08/29 15:29
Subsystems: bluetooth
Labels: prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+74071deb72339c215b2e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 5d05h, last: 1h29m
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ca08c265 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ✅ RemoteTrigger: ✅ Unprivileged: ✅ UserNamespace: ✅ VMGuestTrigger: ✅ VMHostTrigger: ❌ possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm 2026/08/27 02:32 2026/08/27 02:32 2026/08/27 03:28 a2b77b9e
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[syzbot] [bluetooth?] possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm 0 (1) 2026/08/29 15:29

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/u9:2/5601 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff90f7e140 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rfcomm_security_cfm+0x3f/0x4b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2222

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff90f51600 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hci_encrypt_cfm+0x11b/0x740 include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2239

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2163 [inline]
       hci_remote_features_evt+0x485/0x9b0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3786
       hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7887 [inline]
       hci_event_packet+0x8e9/0xcd0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7938
       hci_rx_work+0x451/0xfc0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4041
       process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3387
       process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3470 [inline]
       worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
       kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #1 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       l2cap_chan_connect+0xac/0x2050 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7266
       l2cap_sock_connect+0x37a/0x770 net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c:255
       kernel_connect+0x107/0x160 net/socket.c:3755
       rfcomm_session_create net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:808 [inline]
       __rfcomm_dlc_open net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:385 [inline]
       rfcomm_dlc_open+0x838/0xac0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:428
       rfcomm_sock_connect+0x42c/0x690 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:421
       connect_socket net/socket.c:2141 [inline]
       connect_socket net/socket.c:2131 [inline]
       __sys_connect_file+0x146/0x1a0 net/socket.c:2166
       __sys_connect+0x141/0x170 net/socket.c:2183
       __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2189 [inline]
       __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2186 [inline]
       __x64_sys_connect+0x72/0xb0 net/socket.c:2186
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x1492/0x1ec0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5254
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       rfcomm_security_cfm+0x3f/0x4b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2222
       hci_encrypt_cfm+0x18e/0x740 include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2242
       hci_encrypt_change_evt+0x3e1/0xfb0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3715
       hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7887 [inline]
       hci_event_packet+0x8e9/0xcd0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7938
       hci_rx_work+0x451/0xfc0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4041
       process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3387
       process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3470 [inline]
       worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
       kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  rfcomm_mutex --> &hdev->lock --> hci_cb_list_lock

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(hci_cb_list_lock);
                               lock(&hdev->lock);
                               lock(hci_cb_list_lock);
  lock(rfcomm_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

locks held by kworker/u9:2/5601: 4, last CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888032088140 ((wq_completion)hci0#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1466/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3362
 #1: ffffc90003b8fd08 ((work_completion)(&hdev->rx_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0xa2c/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3363
 #2: ffff88807a4180b8 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hci_encrypt_change_evt+0x83/0xfb0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3627
 #3: ffffffff90f51600 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hci_encrypt_cfm+0x11b/0x740 include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2239

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5601 Comm: kworker/u9:2 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/16/2026
Workqueue: hci0 hci_rx_work
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1be kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2059
 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2191
 check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x1492/0x1ec0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5254
 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
 rfcomm_security_cfm+0x3f/0x4b0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2222
 hci_encrypt_cfm+0x18e/0x740 include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2242
 hci_encrypt_change_evt+0x3e1/0xfb0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3715
 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7887 [inline]
 hci_event_packet+0x8e9/0xcd0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7938
 hci_rx_work+0x451/0xfc0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4041
 process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3387
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3470 [inline]
 worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
 kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (389):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/30 14:38 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 13:19 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 07:57 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 00:15 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 23:10 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 19:49 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 19:19 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 17:34 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 15:50 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 13:14 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 12:03 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 10:55 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 08:28 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 01:46 upstream c20313e98b04 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 22:57 upstream 1b78070aaef6 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 20:54 upstream 1b78070aaef6 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 16:53 upstream 1b78070aaef6 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 15:40 upstream 1b78070aaef6 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 15:18 upstream 1b78070aaef6 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 18:36 upstream a23cbb05744b 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 17:36 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 15:47 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 12:13 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 09:09 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 06:46 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 06:43 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 02:30 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 01:22 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 16:30 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 05:16 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 04:05 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 04:05 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 02:40 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 05:34 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 03:31 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 03:31 upstream 08dbfad3f504 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 14:44 upstream cf72cbb39da8 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 09:38 upstream 548e7bcd0c54 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 00:46 upstream 548e7bcd0c54 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 14:16 upstream 1b78070aaef6 41d151d4 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 11:59 linux-next e30626823a40 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/30 10:26 linux-next e30626823a40 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 21:58 linux-next e30626823a40 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 20:56 linux-next e30626823a40 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 08:04 linux-next e30626823a40 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/29 06:55 linux-next e30626823a40 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 22:01 linux-next e30626823a40 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 21:46 linux-next e30626823a40 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 19:37 linux-next e30626823a40 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 19:31 linux-next e30626823a40 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/28 17:56 linux-next e30626823a40 bcbc8ceb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/27 01:16 linux-next f82a5da2f049 a2b77b9e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
2026/08/25 15:21 linux-next a8406e6c0b79 614e416a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in rfcomm_security_cfm
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.