INFO: task hung in write_versions

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/08/16 09:28
Subsystems: nfs
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+1c807916bc4bb0c1c340@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 25d, last: 3h35m
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision
d7a8660f assessment-security DenialOfService: ❌ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ INFO: task hung in write_versions 2026/07/29 02:25 2026/07/29 02:25 2026/07/29 03:12 7be3c40b
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[syzbot] [nfs?] INFO: task hung in write_versions 0 (1) 2026/08/16 09:28
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 INFO: task hung in write_versions 1 4 3d17h 25d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/07/27 23:37
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in write_versions 1 1 16d 16d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/08/05 03:52
linux-6.6 INFO: task hung in write_versions 1 4 3d01h 25d 0/2 upstream: reported on 2026/07/27 21:30

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz.1.213:6471 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.1.213       state:D stack:27944 pid:6471  tgid:6470  ppid:5593   task_flags:0x400140 flags:0x00080002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5510 [inline]
 __schedule+0x125c/0x6730 kernel/sched/core.c:7234
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7311 [inline]
 schedule+0xdd/0x2c0 kernel/sched/core.c:7326
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7383
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:726 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0xccc/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
 write_versions+0x9d/0xba0 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:701
 nfsctl_transaction_write+0x106/0x1a0 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:112
 vfs_write+0x2aa/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:685
 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: 0033:0x7f97ccd9e0d9
RSP: 002b:00007f97cdbd9028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f97cd025fa0 RCX: 00007f97ccd9e0d9
RDX: 0000000000000006 RSI: 0000200000000500 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f97cce35024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f97cd026038 R14: 00007f97cd025fa0 R15: 00007ffed3fe6a68
 </TASK>
INFO: task syz.1.213:6472 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.1.213       state:D stack:27944 pid:6472  tgid:6470  ppid:5593   task_flags:0x400040 flags:0x00080002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5510 [inline]
 __schedule+0x125c/0x6730 kernel/sched/core.c:7234
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7311 [inline]
 schedule+0xdd/0x2c0 kernel/sched/core.c:7326
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7383
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:726 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0xccc/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
 write_threads+0x278/0x570 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:432
 nfsctl_transaction_write+0x106/0x1a0 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:112
 vfs_write+0x2aa/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:685
 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: 0033:0x7f97ccd9e0d9
RSP: 002b:00007f97cdbb8028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f97cd026090 RCX: 00007f97ccd9e0d9
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000200000000900 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f97cce35024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f97cd026128 R14: 00007f97cd026090 R15: 00007ffed3fe6a68
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by khungtaskd/30:
 #0: ffffffff8ede8300 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8ede8300 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8ede8300 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x3d/0x184 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775
2 locks held by getty/5353:
 #0: ffff8880376c70a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x24/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc900032332e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x419/0x14e0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211
3 locks held by syz.0.187/6388:
 #0: ffff88807b5fd270 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2aa/0x380 fs/file.c:1259
 #1: ffff88802b3b2460 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
 #2: ffffffff8f274100 (nfsd_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: write_threads+0x278/0x570 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:432
3 locks held by syz.1.213/6471:
 #0: ffff88802be37cf0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2aa/0x380 fs/file.c:1259
 #1: ffff888056b22460 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
 #2: ffffffff8f274100 (nfsd_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: write_versions+0x9d/0xba0 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:701
3 locks held by syz.1.213/6472:
 #0: ffff888032ec00f0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2aa/0x380 fs/file.c:1259
 #1: ffff888056b22460 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
 #2: ffffffff8f274100 (nfsd_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: write_threads+0x278/0x570 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:432

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NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: khungtaskd 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
 nmi_cpu_backtrace.cold+0x12d/0x151 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:122
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x21c/0x2a0 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+0x141/0x190 lib/sys_info.c:165
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:353 [inline]
 watchdog+0xcb1/0x1030 kernel/hung_task.c:561
 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x72b/0xd50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (40):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/18 08:59 upstream ff68e5f557f6 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/18 08:59 upstream ff68e5f557f6 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/17 11:42 upstream 8d3ae59288f1 746171ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/12 20:50 upstream 3d6d817622b0 7ae4acc7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/12 14:03 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 7ae4acc7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/12 09:33 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/12 09:16 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/12 09:16 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/12 05:18 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/11 14:08 upstream d58772d8520c 37a258dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/05 08:46 upstream c21bb4193868 b3eac40e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 19:57 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 19:57 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 16:26 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 16:25 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 16:25 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 16:25 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 03:06 upstream c8e0d43058e6 a68cb31b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 03:06 upstream c8e0d43058e6 a68cb31b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/04 01:25 upstream 075b74841bd0 a68cb31b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/03 20:31 upstream 075b74841bd0 a68cb31b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/03 17:18 upstream 075b74841bd0 a68cb31b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/03 17:07 upstream 075b74841bd0 a68cb31b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/03 00:36 upstream bd1dde877520 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/01 19:49 upstream 0131b508c0e2 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/29 13:42 upstream fc02acf6ac0c cb1587ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/28 19:17 upstream 62cc90241548 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/28 13:45 upstream 62cc90241548 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/28 13:29 upstream 62cc90241548 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/28 01:44 upstream f5098b6bae76 4cb2b096 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/27 17:55 upstream f5098b6bae76 4cb2b096 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/27 15:03 upstream f5098b6bae76 4cb2b096 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/27 12:04 upstream f5098b6bae76 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/21 20:13 linux-next 903c1cf6dff9 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/21 15:18 linux-next 7079a12d7506 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/20 22:04 linux-next 7079a12d7506 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/12 03:34 linux-next 5e6de6a2b522 f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/11 14:45 linux-next cc2b5f627e8c 37a258dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/08/10 03:42 linux-next 6b8c8af514d7 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_versions
2026/07/31 06:05 linux-next cc2b5f627e8c aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_versions
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.