possible deadlock in autofs_notify_daemon (3)

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/08/06 00:13
Subsystems: autofs
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+2b1c8c58f62458852a54@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 6d00h, last: 6d00h
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608d4d82 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ ❓ possible deadlock in autofs_notify_daemon (3) 2026/08/03 00:00 2026/08/03 00:00 2026/08/03 00:55 e611ffe1
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[syzbot] [autofs?] possible deadlock in autofs_notify_daemon (3) 0 (1) 2026/08/06 00:13
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Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in autofs_notify_daemon (2) prio:low autofs 4 183 114d 547d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/06/24 03:17
upstream possible deadlock in autofs_notify_daemon autofs 4 10 739d 746d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/10/07 04:17

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G             L     
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syz.4.2436/14866 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880243be138 (&sbi->pipe_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: autofs_write fs/autofs/waitq.c:55 [inline]
ffff8880243be138 (&sbi->pipe_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: autofs_notify_daemon+0x4f8/0xd90 fs/autofs/waitq.c:164

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888055e70880 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c2/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:336

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{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
       kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c2/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
       iter_file_splice_write+0x830/0x10b0 fs/splice.c:736
       do_splice_from fs/splice.c:936 [inline]
       do_splice+0x109c/0x1f90 fs/splice.c:1349
       __do_splice+0x33b/0x370 fs/splice.c:1431
       __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1634 [inline]
       __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1616 [inline]
       __x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1616
       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 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{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
       anon_pipe_write+0x25e/0x1d90 fs/pipe.c:553
       __kernel_write_iter+0x6bb/0x930 fs/read_write.c:621
       __kernel_write+0xf6/0x140 fs/read_write.c:641
       autofs_write fs/autofs/waitq.c:57 [inline]
       autofs_notify_daemon+0x50d/0xd90 fs/autofs/waitq.c:164
       autofs_wait+0x10fd/0x1b50 fs/autofs/waitq.c:426
       autofs_mount_wait+0x132/0x3b0 fs/autofs/root.c:256
       autofs_d_automount+0x490/0x950 fs/autofs/root.c:410
       follow_automount fs/namei.c:1565 [inline]
       __traverse_mounts+0x1b9/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:1618
       traverse_mounts fs/namei.c:1647 [inline]
       handle_mounts fs/namei.c:1749 [inline]
       step_into_slowpath+0xb7e/0xf90 fs/namei.c:2104
       step_into fs/namei.c:2152 [inline]
       walk_component fs/namei.c:2288 [inline]
       lookup_last fs/namei.c:2789 [inline]
       path_lookupat+0x58b/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2813
       filename_lookup+0x202/0x590 fs/namei.c:2842
       do_fchownat+0xe6/0x1f0 fs/open.c:800
       __do_sys_lchown fs/open.c:829 [inline]
       __se_sys_lchown fs/open.c:827 [inline]
       __x64_sys_lchown+0x7e/0xc0 fs/open.c:827
       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 (&sbi->pipe_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
       autofs_write fs/autofs/waitq.c:55 [inline]
       autofs_notify_daemon+0x4f8/0xd90 fs/autofs/waitq.c:164
       autofs_wait+0x10fd/0x1b50 fs/autofs/waitq.c:426
       autofs_mount_wait+0x132/0x3b0 fs/autofs/root.c:256
       autofs_d_automount+0x490/0x950 fs/autofs/root.c:410
       follow_automount fs/namei.c:1565 [inline]
       __traverse_mounts+0x1b9/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:1618
       traverse_mounts fs/namei.c:1647 [inline]
       handle_mounts fs/namei.c:1749 [inline]
       step_into_slowpath+0xb7e/0xf90 fs/namei.c:2104
       step_into fs/namei.c:2152 [inline]
       walk_component fs/namei.c:2288 [inline]
       lookup_last fs/namei.c:2789 [inline]
       path_lookupat+0x58b/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2813
       filename_lookup+0x202/0x590 fs/namei.c:2842
       kern_path+0x37/0x50 fs/namei.c:3036
       lookup_bdev+0xd8/0x280 block/bdev.c:1208
       resume_store+0x1d6/0x460 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1278
       kobj_attr_store+0x58/0x80 lib/kobject.c:840
       sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:145
       kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3e0/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:345
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
       ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
       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:
  &sbi->pipe_mutex --> &pipe->mutex --> &of->mutex

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&of->mutex);
                               lock(&pipe->mutex);
                               lock(&of->mutex);
  lock(&sbi->pipe_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by syz.4.2436/14866:
 #0: ffff888057e055f0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2aa/0x380 fs/file.c:1259
 #1: ffff88807f95c450 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
 #2: ffff888055e70880 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c2/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #3: ffff88801f287698 (kn->active#70){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #3: ffff88801f287698 (kn->active#70){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x332/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:337

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 14866 Comm: syz.4.2436 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/16/2026
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
 autofs_write fs/autofs/waitq.c:55 [inline]
 autofs_notify_daemon+0x4f8/0xd90 fs/autofs/waitq.c:164
 autofs_wait+0x10fd/0x1b50 fs/autofs/waitq.c:426
 autofs_mount_wait+0x132/0x3b0 fs/autofs/root.c:256
 autofs_d_automount+0x490/0x950 fs/autofs/root.c:410
 follow_automount fs/namei.c:1565 [inline]
 __traverse_mounts+0x1b9/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:1618
 traverse_mounts fs/namei.c:1647 [inline]
 handle_mounts fs/namei.c:1749 [inline]
 step_into_slowpath+0xb7e/0xf90 fs/namei.c:2104
 step_into fs/namei.c:2152 [inline]
 walk_component fs/namei.c:2288 [inline]
 lookup_last fs/namei.c:2789 [inline]
 path_lookupat+0x58b/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2813
 filename_lookup+0x202/0x590 fs/namei.c:2842
 kern_path+0x37/0x50 fs/namei.c:3036
 lookup_bdev+0xd8/0x280 block/bdev.c:1208
 resume_store+0x1d6/0x460 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1278
 kobj_attr_store+0x58/0x80 lib/kobject.c:840
 sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:145
 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3e0/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:345
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
 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: 0033:0x7fc8e1d9e019
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:00007fc8e2c6a028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fc8e2026360 RCX: 00007fc8e1d9e019
RDX: 0000000000000012 RSI: 0000200000000040 RDI: 000000000000000c
RBP: 00007fc8e1e3500c R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fc8e20263f8 R14: 00007fc8e2026360 R15: 00007ffe9c4403d8
 </TASK>
PM: Image not found (code -22)

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/01 18:15 upstream 0131b508c0e2 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in autofs_notify_daemon
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.