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| Kernel | Title | Rank 🛈 | Repro | Cause bisect | Fix bisect | Count | Last | Reported | Patched | Status |
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| linux-6.6 | possible deadlock in nf_tables_dumpreset_obj | 4 | 3 | 9d12h | 37d | 0/2 | upstream: reported on 2026/03/27 14:23 | |||
| upstream | possible deadlock in nf_tables_dumpreset_obj netfilter | 4 | 1 | 138d | 134d | 28/29 | upstream: reported on 2025/12/20 00:58 |
netlink: 4 bytes leftover after parsing attributes in process `syz.1.540'.
netlink: 12 bytes leftover after parsing attributes in process `syz.1.540'.
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.1.540/7540 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888140faccb8 (&nft_net->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: nf_tables_dumpreset_obj+0x6e/0x90 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7511
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88801d2e3698 (nlk_cb_mutex-NETFILTER){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __netlink_dump_start+0x11f/0x6f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2305
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #2 (nlk_cb_mutex-NETFILTER){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
__netlink_dump_start+0x11f/0x6f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2305
netlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:269 [inline]
ip_set_dump+0x152/0x1e0 net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1719
nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0xbec/0x12b0 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:302
netlink_rcv_skb+0x1fb/0x450 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2511
nfnetlink_rcv+0x2b0/0x2480 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:659
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x74d/0x8d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
netlink_sendmsg+0x8ad/0xbd0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1872
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:730 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0x5be/0x970 net/socket.c:2518
___sys_sendmsg+0x2a2/0x360 net/socket.c:2572
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2601 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2610 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg+0x1bb/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2608
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
-> #1 (nfnl_subsys_ipset){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
ip_set_nfnl_get_byindex+0x63/0x230 net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:911
set_match_v1_checkentry+0x6d/0x220 net/netfilter/xt_set.c:139
xt_check_match+0x4e6/0xc50 net/netfilter/x_tables.c:534
__nft_match_init+0x663/0x890 net/netfilter/nft_compat.c:522
nf_tables_newexpr net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:3065 [inline]
nf_tables_newrule+0x1731/0x2810 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:3792
nfnetlink_rcv_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:519 [inline]
nfnetlink_rcv_skb_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:639 [inline]
nfnetlink_rcv+0x1124/0x2480 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:657
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x74d/0x8d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
netlink_sendmsg+0x8ad/0xbd0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1872
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:730 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0x5be/0x970 net/socket.c:2518
___sys_sendmsg+0x2a2/0x360 net/socket.c:2572
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2601 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2610 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg+0x1bb/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2608
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
-> #0 (&nft_net->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2d07/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
nf_tables_dumpreset_obj+0x6e/0x90 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7511
netlink_dump+0x6a3/0xd00 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2236
__netlink_dump_start+0x537/0x6f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2338
netlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:269 [inline]
nft_netlink_dump_start_rcu+0xdb/0x1a0 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:1089
nf_tables_getobj_reset+0x1cb/0x610 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7646
nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x8a0/0x12b0 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:290
netlink_rcv_skb+0x1fb/0x450 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2511
nfnetlink_rcv+0x2b0/0x2480 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:659
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x74d/0x8d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
netlink_sendmsg+0x8ad/0xbd0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1872
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:730 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0x5be/0x970 net/socket.c:2518
___sys_sendmsg+0x2a2/0x360 net/socket.c:2572
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2601 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2610 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg+0x1bb/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2608
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
&nft_net->commit_mutex --> nfnl_subsys_ipset --> nlk_cb_mutex-NETFILTER
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(nlk_cb_mutex-NETFILTER);
lock(nfnl_subsys_ipset);
lock(nlk_cb_mutex-NETFILTER);
lock(&nft_net->commit_mutex);
*** DEADLOCK ***
1 lock held by syz.1.540/7540:
#0: ffff88801d2e3698 (nlk_cb_mutex-NETFILTER){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __netlink_dump_start+0x11f/0x6f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2305
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 7540 Comm: syz.1.540 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2d07/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
nf_tables_dumpreset_obj+0x6e/0x90 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7511
netlink_dump+0x6a3/0xd00 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2236
__netlink_dump_start+0x537/0x6f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2338
netlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:269 [inline]
nft_netlink_dump_start_rcu+0xdb/0x1a0 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:1089
nf_tables_getobj_reset+0x1cb/0x610 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7646
nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x8a0/0x12b0 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:290
netlink_rcv_skb+0x1fb/0x450 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2511
nfnetlink_rcv+0x2b0/0x2480 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:659
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x74d/0x8d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
netlink_sendmsg+0x8ad/0xbd0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1872
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:730 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0x5be/0x970 net/socket.c:2518
___sys_sendmsg+0x2a2/0x360 net/socket.c:2572
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2601 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2610 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg+0x1bb/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2608
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f173e19cdd9
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:00007f173f016028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f173e416180 RCX: 00007f173e19cdd9
RDX: 0000000024040808 RSI: 0000200000000180 RDI: 000000000000000b
RBP: 00007f173e232d69 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f173e416218 R14: 00007f173e416180 R15: 00007ffd07de2a68
</TASK>
| Time | Kernel | Commit | Syzkaller | Config | Log | Report | Syz repro | C repro | VM info | Assets (help?) | Manager | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/04/24 07:32 | linux-6.1.y | 7c87defbd336 | 9cfb3ca7 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-6-1-kasan | possible deadlock in nf_tables_dumpreset_obj | ||
| 2026/03/28 14:32 | linux-6.1.y | 1989cd3d56e2 | b5ceaad2 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-6-1-kasan | possible deadlock in nf_tables_dumpreset_obj | ||
| 2026/03/26 12:37 | linux-6.1.y | 1989cd3d56e2 | 766b6434 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-6-1-kasan | possible deadlock in nf_tables_dumpreset_obj | ||
| 2026/03/26 12:37 | linux-6.1.y | 1989cd3d56e2 | 766b6434 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-6-1-kasan | possible deadlock in nf_tables_dumpreset_obj |