KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc

Status: moderation: reported on 2025/04/25 22:51
Subsystems: ext4
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+808447001465ab29f335@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 483d, last: 23h49m
✨ AI Jobs (4)
ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision
e74241a4 assessment-security DenialOfService: ❌ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ✅ NetworkTrigger: ✅ PeripheralTrigger: ✅ RemoteTrigger: ✅ Unprivileged: ✅ UserNamespace: ✅ VMGuestTrigger: ✅ VMHostTrigger: ✅ KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc 2026/05/17 00:13 2026/05/17 00:13 2026/05/17 00:45 de5aae85
273760ae repro KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc 2026/03/07 23:14 2026/03/07 23:14 2026/03/07 23:16 31e9c887
fb3eaf3e assessment-kcsan Benign: ✅ Confident: ✅ KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc 2026/02/24 21:11 2026/02/24 21:11 2026/02/24 21:15 305c0ec5
0dfcd390 assessment-kcsan 💥 KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc 2026/01/10 03:13 2026/01/10 03:13 2026/01/10 03:13 75199160

Sample crash report:
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BUG: KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc

write to 0xffffffff86e80ce0 of 8 bytes by task 22426 on cpu 1:
 data_alloc+0x2fc/0x380 kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:1129
 prb_reserve+0x8e3/0xaf0 kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:1727
 vprintk_store+0x54e/0x910 kernel/printk/printk.c:2354
 vprintk_emit+0x1a4/0x610 kernel/printk/printk.c:2455
 vprintk_default+0x26/0x30 kernel/printk/printk.c:2494
 vprintk+0x1d/0x30 kernel/printk/printk_safe.c:82
 _printk+0x79/0xa0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2504
 batadv_hardif_enable_interface+0x5f1/0x6c0 net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c:880
 batadv_meshif_slave_add+0x1d/0x30 net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c:889
 do_set_master+0x37b/0x450 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3071
 do_setlink+0x976/0x2860 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3273
 rtnl_changelink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3905 [inline]
 __rtnl_newlink net/core/rtnetlink.c:4076 [inline]
 rtnl_newlink+0x115a/0x1510 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4215
 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64b/0x720 net/core/rtnetlink.c:7132
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x11e/0x220 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2556
 rtnetlink_rcv+0x1c/0x30 net/core/rtnetlink.c:7159
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x5a9/0x680 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
 netlink_sendmsg+0x5be/0x6f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:800 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline]
 __sys_sendto+0x411/0x470 net/socket.c:2281
 __do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2288 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2284 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendto+0x76/0x90 net/socket.c:2284
 x64_sys_call+0x200c/0x2550 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:45
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x112/0x360 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

read to 0xffffffff86e80ce0 of 16 bytes by task 2975 on cpu 0:
 desc_read kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:496 [inline]
 desc_read_finalized_seq kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:1934 [inline]
 prb_read kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:1982 [inline]
 _prb_read_valid+0x183/0x930 kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:2173
 prb_read_valid+0x3c/0x60 kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c:2245
 syslog_print+0x258/0x560 kernel/printk/printk.c:1628
 do_syslog+0x52b/0x7f0 kernel/printk/printk.c:1763
 __do_sys_syslog kernel/printk/printk.c:1855 [inline]
 __se_sys_syslog kernel/printk/printk.c:1853 [inline]
 __x64_sys_syslog+0x41/0x50 kernel/printk/printk.c:1853
 x64_sys_call+0x1d36/0x2550 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:104
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x112/0x360 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 2975 Comm: klogd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(lazy) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
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Crashes (575):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/21 12:08 upstream 818bebeb63dd 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/18 22:28 upstream 0f23d56f17fd 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/17 12:59 upstream 8d3ae59288f1 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/14 11:51 upstream 3aa1dcaa4f6f 6f9b3e89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/13 22:44 upstream 3aa1dcaa4f6f b13552fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/12 20:13 upstream 3d6d817622b0 359b2492 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/10 23:43 upstream d58772d8520c 508909ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/09 22:15 upstream b9b3e33b70b7 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/08 06:40 upstream bcc44b6785f2 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/06 21:24 upstream fcaeecb8b0cd c38879ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/05 23:07 upstream 0d8395707651 cd5b1963 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/04 19:58 upstream 562bfb501c54 d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/04 17:09 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/03 03:16 upstream bd1dde877520 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/08/01 05:59 upstream 0131b508c0e2 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/31 09:26 upstream 8ba098e6b6ff aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/30 17:36 upstream 11028ab62899 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/28 21:02 upstream 3b5f4b83c4ab edc8a875 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/27 07:45 upstream 4235cb24ec1e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/26 14:11 upstream 3dab139d4795 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/26 05:00 upstream 0ce37745d4bf 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/25 19:46 upstream 0ce37745d4bf 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/24 22:14 upstream 48a5a7ab8d6a dd737a83 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/24 03:44 upstream d326f83e819c 544adce9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/23 14:13 upstream 4539944e5151 71a13572 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/23 02:57 upstream 4539944e5151 881ce5c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/22 04:40 upstream 248951ddc14d b561ce9c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/21 20:46 upstream 248951ddc14d 7c5de9c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/21 16:56 upstream b95f03f04d47 7c5de9c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/20 15:07 upstream 1590cf032971 de6a700d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/20 02:19 upstream 82a47586c0b9 72524a66 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/19 10:46 upstream c6859eed755d 72524a66 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/18 07:03 upstream 94515f3a7d42 72524a66 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/17 11:52 upstream fce2dfa773ce 7f27c57a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/16 18:30 upstream 37e2f878a7a6 71b49442 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/16 02:16 upstream 58717b2a1365 27a8bd60 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/13 01:33 upstream f4fb100039e9 d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/12 15:40 upstream 44696aa3a489 d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/11 22:49 upstream dd3210c47e8d d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/11 10:07 upstream 61c03dfde854 d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/10 02:18 upstream a635d6748234 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/09 12:56 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f a0c310a3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/08 12:33 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/07 07:42 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 8e71ce95 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/05 17:00 upstream f105f3631d51 fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/07/05 03:30 upstream 7404ce516372 fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/05/16 12:25 upstream d458a240344c a15a64a6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/03/07 02:29 upstream 651690480a96 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/02/24 11:47 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2026/01/09 09:10 upstream 623fb9912f6a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
2025/04/25 22:50 upstream 02ddfb981de8 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in _prb_read_valid / data_alloc
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.