====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ syz.8.4960/23485 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff90d7fbe8 (cb_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: genl_rcv+0x19/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1217 but task is already holding lock: ffff888079792860 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: pipe_lock fs/pipe.c:91 [inline] ffff888079792860 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: pipe_lock+0x69/0x80 fs/pipe.c:88 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #4 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 anon_pipe_prefill_and_lock+0x16c/0x580 fs/pipe.c:165 anon_pipe_write+0x164/0x1b50 fs/pipe.c:534 __kernel_write_iter+0x6bb/0x930 fs/read_write.c:621 __kernel_write+0xf6/0x140 fs/read_write.c:641 autofs_write fs/autofs/waitq.c:57 [inline] autofs_notify_daemon+0x50d/0xd90 fs/autofs/waitq.c:164 autofs_wait+0x10fd/0x1b50 fs/autofs/waitq.c:426 autofs_mount_wait+0x132/0x3b0 fs/autofs/root.c:256 autofs_d_automount+0x490/0x950 fs/autofs/root.c:410 follow_automount fs/namei.c:1565 [inline] __traverse_mounts+0x1b9/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:1618 traverse_mounts fs/namei.c:1647 [inline] handle_mounts fs/namei.c:1749 [inline] step_into_slowpath+0xb7e/0xf90 fs/namei.c:2104 step_into fs/namei.c:2152 [inline] walk_component fs/namei.c:2288 [inline] lookup_last fs/namei.c:2789 [inline] path_lookupat+0x58b/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2813 filename_lookup+0x202/0x590 fs/namei.c:2842 user_path_at+0x3c/0x60 fs/namei.c:3641 do_mount fs/namespace.c:4178 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4397 [inline] __se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4374 [inline] __x64_sys_mount+0x1fb/0x310 fs/namespace.c:4374 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #3 (&sbi->pipe_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 autofs_write fs/autofs/waitq.c:55 [inline] autofs_notify_daemon+0x4f8/0xd90 fs/autofs/waitq.c:164 autofs_wait+0x10fd/0x1b50 fs/autofs/waitq.c:426 autofs_mount_wait+0x132/0x3b0 fs/autofs/root.c:256 autofs_d_automount+0x490/0x950 fs/autofs/root.c:410 follow_automount fs/namei.c:1565 [inline] __traverse_mounts+0x1b9/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:1618 traverse_mounts fs/namei.c:1647 [inline] handle_mounts fs/namei.c:1749 [inline] step_into_slowpath+0xb7e/0xf90 fs/namei.c:2104 step_into fs/namei.c:2152 [inline] walk_component fs/namei.c:2288 [inline] lookup_last fs/namei.c:2789 [inline] path_lookupat+0x58b/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2813 filename_lookup+0x202/0x590 fs/namei.c:2842 kern_path+0x37/0x50 fs/namei.c:3036 lookup_bdev+0xd8/0x2a0 block/bdev.c:1268 resume_store+0x1d6/0x460 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1278 kobj_attr_store+0x58/0x80 lib/kobject.c:842 sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:145 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3e0/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:345 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline] vfs_write+0x6af/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #2 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 kernfs_file_read_iter fs/kernfs/file.c:251 [inline] kernfs_fop_read_iter+0x188/0x610 fs/kernfs/file.c:291 __kernel_read+0x397/0xad0 fs/read_write.c:532 integrity_kernel_read+0x7e/0xb0 security/integrity/iint.c:28 ima_calc_file_hash_tfm+0x25e/0x350 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:222 ima_calc_file_hash+0x1e3/0x380 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:280 ima_collect_measurement+0x94f/0xb30 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c:300 process_measurement+0xdfe/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:425 ima_file_check+0xc3/0x110 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:685 security_file_post_open+0xc4/0x210 security/security.c:2755 do_open fs/namei.c:4839 [inline] path_openat+0x5cd/0x2440 fs/namei.c:5000 do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:5029 do_sys_openat2+0x10f/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1417 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1423 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1439 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1434 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1434 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}: lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 process_measurement+0x5ab/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:319 ima_file_check+0xc3/0x110 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:685 security_file_post_open+0xc4/0x210 security/security.c:2755 do_open fs/namei.c:4839 [inline] path_openat+0x5cd/0x2440 fs/namei.c:5000 do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:5029 file_open_name+0x1c3/0x3e0 fs/open.c:1375 filp_open+0x2e/0x50 fs/open.c:1392 kernel_read_file_from_path_initns+0xec/0x240 fs/kernel_read_file.c:159 fw_get_filesystem_firmware drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:549 [inline] _request_firmware+0x733/0x13c0 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:873 request_firmware+0x35/0x50 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:948 reg_reload_regdb+0x85/0x460 net/wireless/reg.c:1067 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x214/0x300 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x560/0x800 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209 netlink_rcv_skb+0x159/0x420 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2556 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345 netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:800 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0xa4d/0xbe0 net/socket.c:2713 ___sys_sendmsg+0x190/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2767 __sys_sendmsg+0x160/0x210 net/socket.c:2799 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (cb_lock){++++}-{4:4}: check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899 down_read+0x99/0x4c0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574 genl_rcv+0x19/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1217 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345 netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:800 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0x394/0x410 net/socket.c:838 splice_to_socket+0xb3c/0x11a0 fs/splice.c:884 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:936 [inline] do_splice+0x109c/0x1fa0 fs/splice.c:1349 __do_splice+0x33b/0x370 fs/splice.c:1431 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1634 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1616 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1616 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: cb_lock --> &sbi->pipe_mutex --> &pipe->mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&pipe->mutex); lock(&sbi->pipe_mutex); lock(&pipe->mutex); rlock(cb_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** locks held by syz.8.4960/23485: 1, last CPU#0: #0: ffff888079792860 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: pipe_lock fs/pipe.c:91 [inline] #0: ffff888079792860 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: pipe_lock+0x69/0x80 fs/pipe.c:88 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 23485 Comm: syz.8.4960 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/05/2026 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1be kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2087 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219 check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899 down_read+0x99/0x4c0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574 genl_rcv+0x19/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1217 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345 netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:800 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0x394/0x410 net/socket.c:838 splice_to_socket+0xb3c/0x11a0 fs/splice.c:884 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:936 [inline] do_splice+0x109c/0x1fa0 fs/splice.c:1349 __do_splice+0x33b/0x370 fs/splice.c:1431 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1634 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1616 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1616 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f16e699e159 Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f16e77d5028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000113 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f16e6c26090 RCX: 00007f16e699e159 RDX: 0000000000000007 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000005 RBP: 00007f16e6a3503b R08: 000000000004ffe6 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007f16e6c26128 R14: 00007f16e6c26090 R15: 00007ffc5e781f98 netlink: 'syz.8.4960': attribute type 83 has an invalid length.