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VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/19 11:46
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
Labels: missing-backport
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Reported-by: syzbot+d5fb8af502fef70f9aa1@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 1044d, last: 9h31m
Fix bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
▶ ▼ Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/11/11 linux-5.15.y (ToT) cc5ec8769306 C [report] VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/11/11 upstream (ToT) 4427259cc7f7 C Didn't crash
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (9)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
android-54 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) 2 C 4 1010d 1066d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/08/20 15:35
upstream VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) (2) btrfs 2 C error 277 149d 261d 29/29 fixed on 2025/09/04 16:57
linux-6.1 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) origin:lts-only 2 C inconclusive 1869 2d03h 1046d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/18 09:53
android-5-15 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) origin:downstream 2 C error done 2 964d 1066d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/09/15 20:27
android-5-10 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) 2 C done inconclusive 1 1066d 1066d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/06/25 23:02
linux-6.6 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) origin:upstream missing-backport 2 C inconclusive 50 31d 181d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/07/29 23:52
upstream VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) (3) fs 2 C error 85 88d 118d 29/29 fixed on 2025/11/18 08:45
upstream VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) (4) jfs 2 C error 13 11d 32d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/12/25 14:06
upstream VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) fs 2 C error 55684 266d 1097d 28/29 fixed on 2025/05/06 15:33
▶ ▼ Last patch testing requests (6)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/11/11 12:42 13m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/11/11 12:42 16m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/11/11 12:05 16m retest repro linux-5.15.y OK log
2025/08/26 06:27 18m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/08/26 06:27 19m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/05/30 01:11 12m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
▶ ▼ Fix bisection attempts (3)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/01/24 05:05 1m fix candidate upstream error job log
2024/02/02 08:13 7h06m fix candidate upstream OK (1) job log
2024/01/24 11:12 0m bisect fix linux-5.15.y error job log

Sample crash report:
VFS: Lookup of '.' in ocfs2 loop0 would have caused loop
VFS: Lookup of '.' in ocfs2 loop0 would have caused loop
ocfs2: Unmounting device (7,0) on (node local)
VFS: Busy inodes after unmount of loop0. Self-destruct in 5 seconds.  Have a nice day...

Crashes (2484):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/06/23 05:23 linux-5.15.y 1c700860e8bc d6cdfb8a .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/02/25 15:57 linux-5.15.y c16c81c81336 d34966d1 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/27 00:32 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 efb3e894 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/27 00:28 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 efb3e894 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/26 11:54 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 a4c52dd6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/25 22:22 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 55756628 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/24 12:02 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 40acda8a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/24 12:00 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 40acda8a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/23 23:55 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 4f25b9b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/23 12:07 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 e2b1b6e6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/22 18:55 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 82c9c083 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/22 07:02 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 a16aed1d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/21 18:53 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 8fc37797 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/21 18:48 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 8fc37797 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/21 06:27 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 6f1aa2f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/20 12:42 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 06648d9c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/20 00:23 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 572effc1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/20 00:21 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 572effc1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/19 16:28 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 a9fc5226 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/19 12:40 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a a9fc5226 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/17 02:20 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/16 20:29 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/16 18:21 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/15 18:17 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/15 14:54 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/15 10:46 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/15 01:33 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/13 08:54 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/11 12:52 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/07 18:47 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/07 16:15 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/07 11:08 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/06 04:24 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/05 20:13 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/04 14:10 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/03 17:52 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/01 20:09 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/01/01 09:31 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/12/31 11:55 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/12/31 02:32 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/12/31 00:53 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/12/30 13:13 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/12/27 21:22 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/12/27 15:28 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/10/12 13:12 linux-5.15.y 29e53a5b1c4f ff1712fe .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2023/08/13 16:37 linux-5.15.y 24c4de4069cb 39990d51 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2023/06/27 09:43 linux-5.15.y f67653019430 4cd5bb25 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2023/03/19 22:42 linux-5.15.y 8020ae3c051d 7939252e .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2025/07/27 22:11 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 fb8f743d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2024/11/12 10:41 linux-5.15.y 3c17fc483905 75bb1b32 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2024/08/03 15:20 linux-5.15.y 7e89efd3ae1c 1786a2a8 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2023/07/30 04:16 linux-5.15.y 09996673e313 92476829 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2023/03/19 11:46 linux-5.15.y 8020ae3c051d 7939252e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.