INFO: task hung in snd_seq_ioctl (2)

Status: auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/09/16 03:55
Subsystems: sound
Labels: prio:high
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First crash: 112d, last: 112d
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision
bfacf5cd assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ✅ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ ❓ INFO: task hung in snd_seq_ioctl (2) 2026/06/25 00:01 2026/06/25 00:01 2026/06/25 00:48 2e5297c5
9e4c3a24 assessment-security 💥 INFO: task hung in snd_seq_ioctl (2) 2026/06/22 00:04 2026/06/22 00:04 2026/06/22 00:05 43bfcdb0
cff03aa9 assessment-security 💥 INFO: task hung in snd_seq_ioctl (2) 2026/06/20 00:06 2026/06/20 00:06 2026/06/20 00:06 023e42b5
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: task hung in snd_seq_ioctl sound 1 14 2881d 2963d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2019/05/16 16:34
linux-4.14 INFO: task hung in snd_seq_ioctl 1 1 2631d 2631d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2019/11/22 23:45

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz.1.832:7898 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.1.832       state:D stack:22136 pid:7898  tgid:7896  ppid:5611   task_flags:0x400140 flags:0x00080002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5504 [inline]
 __schedule+0x172b/0x5550 kernel/sched/core.c:7228
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7307 [inline]
 rt_mutex_schedule+0x76/0xf0 kernel/sched/core.c:7603
 rt_mutex_slowlock_block+0x505/0x670 kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1669
 __rt_mutex_slowlock kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1746 [inline]
 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1786 [inline]
 rt_mutex_slowlock+0x2dc/0x780 kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1826
 __rt_mutex_lock kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1841 [inline]
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:560 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x168/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578
 class_mutex_constructor include/linux/mutex.h:253 [inline]
 snd_seq_ioctl+0x270/0x490 sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c:2253
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xff/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fb5a9c9ce59
RSP: 002b:00007fb5a7eee028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fb5a9f15fa0 RCX: 00007fb5a9c9ce59
RDX: 0000200000000500 RSI: 00000000c08c5336 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007fb5a9d32d6f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fb5a9f16038 R14: 00007fb5a9f15fa0 R15: 00007ffeb3328988
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
4 locks held by pr/legacy/17:
 #0: ffffffff8e3bd300 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: legacy_kthread_func+0x1a3/0x250 kernel/printk/printk.c:3711
 #1: ffffffff8e2a4bf8 (console_srcu){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_try_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:305 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8e2a4bf8 (console_srcu){....}-{0:0}, at: srcu_read_lock_nmisafe include/linux/srcu.h:428 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8e2a4bf8 (console_srcu){....}-{0:0}, at: console_srcu_read_lock kernel/printk/printk.c:291 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8e2a4bf8 (console_srcu){....}-{0:0}, at: console_flush_one_record+0xfa/0xb90 kernel/printk/printk.c:3246
 #2: ffffffff9a020cd8 (&port_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_rt.h:45 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff9a020cd8 (&port_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: uart_port_lock_irqsave include/linux/serial_core.h:719 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff9a020cd8 (&port_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: serial8250_console_write+0x178/0x1b50 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3338
 #3: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __rt_spin_lock kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:50 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_lock+0x1e0/0x400 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:57
1 lock held by khungtaskd/39:
 #0: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x2e/0x180 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6777
2 locks held by getty/5364:
 #0: ffff8880369fd0a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc90003cbe2e0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x465/0x1490 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211
3 locks held by kworker/0:5/5702:
 #0: ffff88813fe56938 ((wq_completion)events_freezable){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x897/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3301
 #1: ffffc90004e07c40 ((work_completion)(&hcd->wakeup_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8be/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3302
 #2: ffff88802ac96210 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline]
 #2: ffff88802ac96210 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: usb_remote_wakeup+0x23/0x120 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:3886
12 locks held by kworker/u8:16/5794:
 #0: ffff88805f780138 ((wq_completion)wg-kex-wg0#11){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x897/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3301
 #1: ffffc9000504fc40 ((work_completion)(&peer->transmit_handshake_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8be/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3302
 #2: ffffffff8e261520 (local_bh){.+.+}-{1:3}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x3c/0x420 kernel/softirq.c:163
 #3: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x3c/0x420 kernel/softirq.c:163
 #4: ffff88805ceca240 (&peer->endpoint_lock){++..}-{3:3}, at: read_lock_bh include/linux/rwlock_rt.h:45 [inline]
 #4: ffff88805ceca240 (&peer->endpoint_lock){++..}-{3:3}, at: wg_socket_send_skb_to_peer+0x6e/0x200 drivers/net/wireguard/socket.c:172
 #5: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #5: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #5: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_read_lock+0x277/0x4b0 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:234
 #6: ffffffff8e261520 (local_bh){.+.+}-{1:3}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x3c/0x420 kernel/softirq.c:163
 #7: ffffffff8e3cb300 (rcu_read_lock_bh){....}-{1:3}, at: local_bh_disable include/linux/bottom_half.h:20 [inline]
 #7: ffffffff8e3cb300 (rcu_read_lock_bh){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:893 [inline]
 #7: ffffffff8e3cb300 (rcu_read_lock_bh){....}-{1:3}, at: send6+0x255/0x910 drivers/net/wireguard/socket.c:118
 #8: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #8: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #8: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: ip6_output+0x126/0x550 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:234
 #9: ffffffff8e261520 (local_bh){.+.+}-{1:3}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x3c/0x420 kernel/softirq.c:163
 #10: ffffffff8e3cb300 (rcu_read_lock_bh){....}-{1:3}, at: local_bh_disable include/linux/bottom_half.h:20 [inline]
 #10: ffffffff8e3cb300 (rcu_read_lock_bh){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:893 [inline]
 #10: ffffffff8e3cb300 (rcu_read_lock_bh){....}-{1:3}, at: __dev_queue_xmit+0x2b3/0x3900 net/core/dev.c:4794
 #11: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #11: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #11: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: class_rcu_constructor include/linux/rcupdate.h:1183 [inline]
 #11: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: unwind_next_frame+0xa6/0x2550 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:495
1 lock held by syz.1.832/7898:
 #0: ffff88805f463200 (&client->ioctl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: class_mutex_constructor include/linux/mutex.h:253 [inline]
 #0: ffff88805f463200 (&client->ioctl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: snd_seq_ioctl+0x270/0x490 sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c:2253
1 lock held by syz.1.832/7905:
 #0: ffff88805f463200 (&client->ioctl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: class_mutex_constructor include/linux/mutex.h:253 [inline]
 #0: ffff88805f463200 (&client->ioctl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: snd_seq_ioctl+0x270/0x490 sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c:2253
2 locks held by kworker/u8:64/10205:
 #0: ffff88801ae94138 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x897/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3301
 #1: ffffc9000662fc40 ((reaper_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8be/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3302
2 locks held by kworker/u8:66/10207:
 #0: ffff88801ae94138 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x897/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3301
 #1: ffffc90004c27c40 (connector_reaper_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8be/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3302
1 lock held by syz.2.1693/10707:
 #0: ffff888051ea9f30 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: mmap_read_lock_killable+0x1d/0x70 include/linux/mmap_lock.h:601
10 locks held by syz.2.1693/10708:
 #0: ffffffff8e49e250 (dup_mmap_sem){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: dup_mm kernel/fork.c:1537 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e49e250 (dup_mmap_sem){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: copy_mm+0x10f/0x480 kernel/fork.c:1590
 #1: ffff888051ea9f30 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: mmap_write_lock_killable include/linux/mmap_lock.h:554 [inline]
 #1: ffff888051ea9f30 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: dup_mmap+0x184/0x1d70 mm/mmap.c:1739
 #2: ffff88803f8b8430 (&mm->mmap_lock/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: mmap_write_lock_nested include/linux/mmap_lock.h:544 [inline]
 #2: ffff88803f8b8430 (&mm->mmap_lock/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: dup_mmap+0x272/0x1d70 mm/mmap.c:1746
 #3: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __pte_offset_map+0x29/0x200 mm/pgtable-generic.c:290
 #4: ffff888036faac58 (ptlock_ptr(ptdesc)#2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_rt.h:45 [inline]
 #4: ffff888036faac58 (ptlock_ptr(ptdesc)#2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: pte_offset_map_lock+0x13d/0x210 mm/pgtable-generic.c:404
 #5: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #5: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #5: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __rt_spin_lock kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:50 [inline]
 #5: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_lock+0x1e0/0x400 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:57
 #6: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #6: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #6: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __pte_offset_map+0x29/0x200 mm/pgtable-generic.c:290
 #7: ffff8880358c1298 (ptlock_ptr(ptdesc)#2/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: copy_pte_range mm/memory.c:1272 [inline]
 #7: ffff8880358c1298 (ptlock_ptr(ptdesc)#2/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: copy_pmd_range+0x5ae/0x5550 mm/memory.c:1408
 #8: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #8: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #8: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __rt_spin_lock kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:50 [inline]
 #8: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_lock_nested+0x1de/0x3f0 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:65
 #9: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #9: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #9: ffffffff8e3cb2a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: page_table_check_set+0x126/0x510 mm/page_table_check.c:112

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NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 39 Comm: khungtaskd Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x274/0x2d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:122
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17a/0x380 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:65
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:162 [inline]
 __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline]
 sys_info+0x135/0x170 lib/sys_info.c:165
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:353 [inline]
 watchdog+0xfd3/0x1030 kernel/hung_task.c:561
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 17 Comm: pr/legacy Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
RIP: 0010:io_serial_out+0x7c/0xc0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:408
Code: 24 78 fc 44 89 f9 d3 e5 49 83 ee 80 4c 89 f0 48 c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 20 00 74 08 4c 89 f7 e8 5c fc e3 fc 41 03 2e 89 d8 89 ea ee <5b> 41 5c 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc cc cc cc cc 44 89 f9 80 e1 07 38 c1
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000167a50 EFLAGS: 00000202
RAX: 0000000000000020 RBX: 0000000000000020 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 00000000000003f8 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 00000000000003f8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffffff854da6b0 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffffffff9a020d00 R15: 0000000000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125a6b000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000200000003000 CR3: 000000005a928000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 serial_port_out include/linux/serial_core.h:813 [inline]
 serial8250_console_putchar drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3239 [inline]
 serial8250_console_fifo_write drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:-1 [inline]
 serial8250_console_write+0x1215/0x1b50 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3379
 console_emit_next_record kernel/printk/printk.c:3163 [inline]
 console_flush_one_record+0x68b/0xb90 kernel/printk/printk.c:3269
 legacy_kthread_func+0x1b6/0x250 kernel/printk/printk.c:3712
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/06/18 03:54 linux-next ec039126b7fa b62b3ded .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in snd_seq_ioctl
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.