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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: 1178d, last: 2h15m
Fix bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
▶ ▼ Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2026/05/08 linux-5.15.y (ToT) ef251c45f1cd C [report] VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/08 upstream (ToT) 917719c412c4 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 1144d 1199d 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 282d 394d 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 3209 3h14m 1179d 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 1097d 1199d 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 1199d 1199d 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 556 2h48m 314d 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 222d 251d 29/29 fixed on 2025/11/18 08:45
upstream VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free) (4) jfs prio:high 2 C error 28 16d 166d 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 399d 1231d 28/29 fixed on 2025/05/06 15:33
▶ ▼ Last patch testing requests (5)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/03/05 11:43 1h56m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2026/03/05 11:43 1h49m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
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
▶ ▼ Fix bisection attempts (5)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/03/27 01:12 13m fix candidate upstream error job log
2026/02/24 16:15 1m fix candidate upstream error job log
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:
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 (3034):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/05/03 08:26 linux-5.15.y ef251c45f1cd a0d91488 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
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)
2026/06/09 13:38 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 c36c07f6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/09 09:28 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 656e94c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/08 19:51 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 656e94c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/08 19:51 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 656e94c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/08 17:13 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 656e94c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/08 14:20 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/08 12:05 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/08 06:44 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/08 01:23 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/07 18:59 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/07 02:41 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/06 21:12 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/06 19:25 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/06 01:38 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/06 01:38 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/05 13:18 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 48b6c3fa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/05 10:07 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/05 06:19 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/05 03:35 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/05 03:35 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/04 02:56 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/03 14:02 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 234057e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/03 01:26 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 3c0d2131 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/02 22:28 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/02 12:38 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/02 12:37 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/01 22:43 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 1095583b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/01 20:12 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 8d8eeb3a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/01 10:36 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c 8d8eeb3a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/06/01 06:34 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/31 23:50 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/31 14:09 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/31 11:51 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/31 05:51 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/30 05:57 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/26 13:22 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c a3e47276 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/26 06:04 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/26 02:34 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/26 00:03 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/26 00:03 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/25 20:25 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/25 17:18 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/25 12:37 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan VFS: Busy inodes after unmount (use-after-free)
2026/05/25 08:20 linux-5.15.y 241d66fa280c c69befb3 .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.