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WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/05/31 10:34
Subsystems: mm
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Reported-by: syzbot+80cb3cc5c14fad191a10@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Fix commit: 4ec3c15462b9 futex: Use correct exit on failure from futex_hash_allocate_default()
Patched on: [ci-qemu-gce-upstream-auto ci-qemu-upstream ci-qemu-upstream-386 ci-qemu2-arm32 ci-qemu2-arm64 ci-qemu2-arm64-compat ci-qemu2-arm64-mte ci-qemu2-riscv64 ci-snapshot-upstream-root ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce ci-upstream-gce-arm64 ci-upstream-gce-leak ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce ci2-upstream-fs ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce ci2-upstream-usb], missing on: [ci-qemu-native-arm64-kvm]
First crash: 150d, last: 20d
Discussions (2)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
[PATCH] futex: Use correct exit on failure from futex_hash_allocate_default() 3 (3) 2025/09/24 07:24
[syzbot] [kernel?] WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process 2 (4) 2025/09/18 08:48

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: bad unlock balance detected!
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
-------------------------------------
syz.1.48/6865 is trying to release lock (&sighand->siglock) at:
[<ffff8000803b8634>] spin_unlock include/linux/spinlock.h:391 [inline]
[<ffff8000803b8634>] copy_process+0x22d4/0x31ec kernel/fork.c:2432
but there are no more locks to release!

other info that might help us debug this:
1 lock held by syz.1.48/6865:
 #0: ffff80008fa00450 (cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: copy_process+0x2228/0x31ec kernel/fork.c:2274

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6865 Comm: syz.1.48 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/30/2025
Call trace:
 show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:499 (C)
 __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:94
 dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x12c lib/dump_stack.c:120
 dump_stack+0x1c/0x28 lib/dump_stack.c:129
 print_unlock_imbalance_bug+0xf4/0xfc kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5298
 __lock_release kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1 [inline]
 lock_release+0x244/0x39c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5889
 __raw_spin_unlock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:141 [inline]
 _raw_spin_unlock+0x24/0x78 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:186
 spin_unlock include/linux/spinlock.h:391 [inline]
 copy_process+0x22d4/0x31ec kernel/fork.c:2432
 kernel_clone+0x1d8/0x84c kernel/fork.c:2605
 __do_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2748 [inline]
 __se_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2716 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_clone+0x144/0x1a0 kernel/fork.c:2716
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49
 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132
 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151
 el0_svc+0x5c/0x254 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:744
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:763
 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:596

Crashes (304):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/09/17 20:40 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 6edf2885ebeb e2beed91 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/26 11:02 upstream 4ff71af020ae 0abd0691 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/25 01:00 upstream 4ea5af085908 0abd0691 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/23 18:36 upstream cec1e6e5d1ab 0ac7291c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/20 16:39 upstream cd89d487374c 67c37560 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/10 14:56 upstream 9dd1835ecda5 fdeaa69b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-gce-upstream-auto WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/18 18:33 upstream 8b789f2b7602 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/05/27 10:31 upstream 785cdec46e92 874a1386 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/20 14:06 upstream cd89d487374c 67c37560 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 22:37 net daa26ea63c6f 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 19:48 net daa26ea63c6f 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 14:35 net daa26ea63c6f 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 07:13 net daa26ea63c6f a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/01 18:12 net daa26ea63c6f a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/01 06:42 net daa26ea63c6f 65a0eece .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/01 05:04 net daa26ea63c6f 65a0eece .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/30 00:05 net 012ea489aeda 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/29 12:08 bpf bf40f4b87761 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/28 20:35 bpf bf40f4b87761 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/28 07:26 bpf bf40f4b87761 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/28 06:08 bpf bf40f4b87761 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/28 00:13 bpf bf40f4b87761 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/27 21:47 bpf bf40f4b87761 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/04 01:33 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/04 00:02 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/03 22:57 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/03 07:13 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/03 01:20 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/03 00:06 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 13:08 net-next f1455695d2d9 a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 10:42 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 08:38 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 04:58 net-next f1455695d2d9 a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/02 02:55 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/01 21:07 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/01 13:43 net-next f1455695d2d9 a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/01 12:24 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/10/01 08:43 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 65a0eece .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/30 18:04 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 65a0eece .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/30 16:00 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 65a0eece .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/30 12:38 net-next e8c4840d0c19 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/30 06:08 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/30 02:16 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/29 19:48 net-next e835faaed2f8 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/29 18:17 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/29 17:16 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/29 06:45 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/29 05:07 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/28 16:12 bpf-next 0e8e60e86cf3 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/28 04:42 bpf-next 0e8e60e86cf3 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/27 16:42 bpf-next 0cc114dc358c 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/27 16:42 bpf-next 0cc114dc358c 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/27 12:10 net-next 6f540af89e1c 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/27 06:00 bpf-next 991e555efffd 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/27 04:47 bpf-next 991e555efffd 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/26 22:30 bpf-next 991e555efffd 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/18 21:15 linux-next ae2d20002576 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/16 01:03 linux-next c3067c2c3831 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
2025/09/19 00:56 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci c9d61056440c e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING: bad unlock balance in copy_process
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.