possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/08/03 09:41
Subsystems: usb
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+b3410eb576b568216ae5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 13d, last: 2d16h
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1 moderation 2026/08/03 13:33 Discussion deadd783-1210-4cb4-976a-2e037b0ca322
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision
deadd783 patching possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link 2026/08/03 11:38 2026/08/03 11:38 2026/08/03 13:33 e611ffe1
4bca4ada assessment-security DenialOfService: ❌ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link 2026/07/31 03:13 2026/07/31 03:13 2026/07/31 03:51 aaffb173
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[syzbot] [usb?] possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link 0 (1) 2026/08/03 09:41

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.18/5915 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff901c9de8 (gadget_subsys.su_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: uvcg_extension_allow_link+0x70/0x280 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:1195

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88803ec61440 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
ffff88803ec61440 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: configfs_symlink+0x3c0/0x11f0 fs/configfs/symlink.c:186

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
       down_write+0x8b/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
       configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0xf3/0x6a0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1259
       usbg_make_tpg+0x261/0x620 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1686
       target_fabric_make_tpg+0xab/0x8c0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:939
       configfs_mkdir+0x51e/0xb70 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
       vfs_mkdir+0x361/0x850 fs/namei.c:5276
       filename_mkdirat+0x48b/0x5e0 fs/namei.c:5309
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5330 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5327 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xc0 fs/namei.c:5327
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #1 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       tcm_set_name+0x29/0xb0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2669
       function_make+0x21c/0x3f0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:636
       configfs_mkdir+0x51e/0xb70 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
       vfs_mkdir+0x361/0x850 fs/namei.c:5276
       filename_mkdirat+0x48b/0x5e0 fs/namei.c:5309
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5330 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5327 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xc0 fs/namei.c:5327
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (gadget_subsys.su_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x136c/0x1a40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       uvcg_extension_allow_link+0x70/0x280 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:1195
       configfs_symlink+0x540/0x11f0 fs/configfs/symlink.c:196
       vfs_symlink fs/namei.c:5660 [inline]
       vfs_symlink+0x178/0x4d0 fs/namei.c:5639
       filename_symlinkat+0x2a6/0x560 fs/namei.c:5685
       __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:5705 [inline]
       __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:5700 [inline]
       __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x9c/0xe0 fs/namei.c:5700
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  gadget_subsys.su_mutex --> &opts->dep_lock --> &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24);
                               lock(&opts->dep_lock);
                               lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24);
  lock(gadget_subsys.su_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by syz.0.18/5915:
 #0: ffff888023b3c450 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: filename_create+0x10d/0x400 fs/namei.c:4948
 #1: ffff88803ec61440 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
 #1: ffff88803ec61440 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: configfs_symlink+0x3c0/0x11f0 fs/configfs/symlink.c:186

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5915 Comm: syz.0.18 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
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+0x178/0x1c7 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x136c/0x1a40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
 uvcg_extension_allow_link+0x70/0x280 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:1195
 configfs_symlink+0x540/0x11f0 fs/configfs/symlink.c:196
 vfs_symlink fs/namei.c:5660 [inline]
 vfs_symlink+0x178/0x4d0 fs/namei.c:5639
 filename_symlinkat+0x2a6/0x560 fs/namei.c:5685
 __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:5705 [inline]
 __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:5700 [inline]
 __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x9c/0xe0 fs/namei.c:5700
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f55d8f9e0d9
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fffd31c2c98 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000010a
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f55d9225fa0 RCX: 00007f55d8f9e0d9
RDX: 0000200000000900 RSI: ffffffffffffff9c RDI: 0000200000000800
RBP: 00007f55d9035024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f55d9225fac R14: 00007f55d9225fa0 R15: 00007f55d9225fa0
 </TASK>

Crashes (12):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/08 23:57 upstream a59f57e2aa12 5d63f80b .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/07/30 17:09 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 365f9c7a6b81 2377cd3d .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/07/30 15:25 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 365f9c7a6b81 2377cd3d .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/07/30 13:42 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 365f9c7a6b81 2377cd3d .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/07/30 12:10 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 365f9c7a6b81 2377cd3d .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/07/30 10:54 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 365f9c7a6b81 2377cd3d .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/07/30 10:20 upstream 11028ab62899 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/07/30 10:02 upstream 11028ab62899 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/08/10 13:36 upstream db2ddb871435 558388e4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/08/10 13:36 upstream db2ddb871435 558388e4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/08/10 13:36 upstream db2ddb871435 558388e4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
2026/07/30 09:37 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 365f9c7a6b81 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in uvcg_extension_allow_link
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.