INFO: task hung in snd_seq_midisynth_remove

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/08/03 07:27
Reported-by: syzbot+188512c7f571c94b5006@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 14d, last: 10d
Similar bugs (1)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 INFO: task hung in snd_seq_midisynth_remove 1 3 14d 18d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/07/29 13:07

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz.4.360:5864 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.4.360       state:D stack:24752 pid: 5864 ppid:  4189 flags:0x00004004
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11c3/0x4350 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6537
 __mutex_lock_common+0xdf5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 snd_seq_midisynth_remove+0x68/0x4e0 sound/core/seq/seq_midi.c:432
 __device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1249 [inline]
 device_release_driver_internal+0x487/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
 bus_remove_device+0x2dd/0x400 drivers/base/bus.c:531
 device_del+0x63f/0xa80 drivers/base/core.c:3615
 snd_seq_device_dev_disconnect+0x39/0x40 sound/core/seq_device.c:182
 __snd_device_disconnect sound/core/device.c:63 [inline]
 snd_device_disconnect_all+0xcf/0x200 sound/core/device.c:215
 snd_card_disconnect+0x385/0x7d0 sound/core/init.c:528
 snd_card_free_when_closed+0x13/0x50 sound/core/init.c:617
 f_midi_unbind+0x99/0xf0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c:1291
 purge_configs_funcs+0x241/0x3a0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:1282
 configfs_composite_unbind+0xa0/0x1c0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:1461
 usb_gadget_remove_driver+0x15c/0x350 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:1495
 usb_gadget_unregister_driver+0x15d/0x4c0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:1654
 unregister_gadget drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:252 [inline]
 gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store+0x174/0x2e0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:279
 flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
 configfs_write_iter+0x30b/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:229
 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2173 [inline]
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x748/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:594
 ksys_write+0x153/0x260 fs/read_write.c:647
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7fbff27200d9
RSP: 002b:00007fbff0978028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fbff29a7fa0 RCX: 00007fbff27200d9
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000200000000920 RDI: 0000000000000009
RBP: 00007fbff27b7024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fbff29a8038 R14: 00007fbff29a7fa0 R15: 00007ffce9f6e5d8
 </TASK>
INFO: task syz.3.368:5905 blocked for more than 145 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.3.368       state:D stack:27600 pid: 5905 ppid:  4187 flags:0x00004004
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11c3/0x4350 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6537
 __mutex_lock_common+0xdf5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 gadget_dev_desc_max_speed_store+0x33/0x1f0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:316
 flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
 configfs_write_iter+0x30b/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:229
 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2173 [inline]
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x748/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:594
 ksys_write+0x153/0x260 fs/read_write.c:647
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7fa1526f30d9
RSP: 002b:00007fa15094b028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fa15297afa0 RCX: 00007fa1526f30d9
RDX: 000000000000000b RSI: 0000200000000440 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007fa15278a024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fa15297b038 R14: 00007fa15297afa0 R15: 00007ffe19a56448
 </TASK>
INFO: task syz.3.368:5906 blocked for more than 145 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.3.368       state:D stack:26496 pid: 5906 ppid:  4187 flags:0x00004004
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11c3/0x4350 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6537
 __mutex_lock_common+0xdf5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 function_make+0x1ee/0x350 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:629
 configfs_mkdir+0x511/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
 vfs_mkdir+0x386/0x570 fs/namei.c:4073
 do_mkdirat+0x1dd/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:4098
 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4113 [inline]
 __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4111 [inline]
 __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4111
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7fa1526f30d9
RSP: 002b:00007fa15092a028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000102
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fa15297b090 RCX: 00007fa1526f30d9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000200000000480 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007fa15278a024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fa15297b128 R14: 00007fa15297b090 R15: 00007ffe19a56448
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by khungtaskd/27:
 #0: ffffffff8c31ef60 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x0/0x30
2 locks held by getty/3945:
 #0: ffff88814ccf0098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x21/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:252
 #1: ffffc90002cf62e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x594/0x1a50 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2158
2 locks held by kworker/1:3/4193:
 #0: ffff888016c72138 ((wq_completion)rcu_gp){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90002e7fd00 ((work_completion)(&rew.rew_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
8 locks held by kworker/1:8/4464:
 #0: ffff8881421da538 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc9000316fd00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff888147d53220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #2: ffff888147d53220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x178/0x5260 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5827
 #3: ffff88807c64e220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff88807c64e220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: usb_disconnect+0xf8/0x8a0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2278
 #4: ffff88807bbd31a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807bbd31a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807bbd31a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
 #5: ffffffff8d3f5e88 (register_mutex#7){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usb_audio_disconnect+0xd0/0x6f0 sound/usb/card.c:960
 #6: ffff88807c544200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #6: ffff88807c544200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
 #6: ffff88807c544200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
 #7: ffffffff8d3bd028 (register_mutex#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: snd_seq_midisynth_remove+0x68/0x4e0 sound/core/seq/seq_midi.c:432
8 locks held by syz.4.360/5864:
 #0: ffff888079b934f0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __fdget_pos+0x2bf/0x370 fs/file.c:1056
 #1: ffff8881464ec460 (sb_writers#17){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x296/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:590
 #2: ffff88805fc87a88 (&buffer->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x7d/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:226
 #3: ffff88805f019878 (&p->frag_sem){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:205 [inline]
 #3: ffff88805f019878 (&p->frag_sem){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x20e/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:229
 #4: ffff888078d7e310 (&gi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store+0xed/0x2e0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:276
 #5: ffffffff8ced1ba8 (udc_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usb_gadget_unregister_driver+0x56/0x4c0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:1651
 #6: ffff88807d039200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #6: ffff88807d039200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
 #6: ffff88807d039200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
 #7: ffffffff8d3bd028 (register_mutex#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: snd_seq_midisynth_remove+0x68/0x4e0 sound/core/seq/seq_midi.c:432
5 locks held by syz.3.368/5905:
 #0: ffff888024362d70 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __fdget_pos+0x2bf/0x370 fs/file.c:1056
 #1: ffff8881464ec460 (sb_writers#17){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x296/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:590
 #2: ffff88805fc8c488 (&buffer->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x7d/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:226
 #3: ffff88805f019878 (&p->frag_sem){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:205 [inline]
 #3: ffff88805f019878 (&p->frag_sem){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x20e/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:229
 #4: ffff888078d7e310 (&gi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: gadget_dev_desc_max_speed_store+0x33/0x1f0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:316
4 locks held by syz.3.368/5906:
 #0: ffff8881464ec460 (sb_writers#17){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x3d/0x90 fs/namespace.c:386
 #1: ffff888061f5f900 (&default_group_class[depth - 1]#2/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:822 [inline]
 #1: ffff888061f5f900 (&default_group_class[depth - 1]#2/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x20b/0x450 fs/namei.c:3843
 #2: ffffffff8ceceff0 (gadget_subsys.su_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: configfs_mkdir+0x4b5/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1358
 #3: ffff888078d7e310 (&gi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: function_make+0x1ee/0x350 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:629
2 locks held by syz-executor/6029:
 #0: ffff88807429c0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#52){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: deactivate_super+0xa0/0xd0 fs/super.c:365
 #1: ffffffff8c3239e8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:290 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8c3239e8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x2d1/0x750 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:845
3 locks held by kworker/1:10/6855:
 #0: ffff888016c70938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x75c/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc9000428fd00 ((work_completion)(&pwq->unbound_release_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79e/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffffffff8c3239e8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:322 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8c3239e8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x3a5/0x750 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:845
1 lock held by syz.9.728/7845:
 #0: ffffffff8ced1ba8 (udc_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usb_gadget_probe_driver+0x7b/0x380 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:1604
1 lock held by dhcpcd-run-hook/7895:

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NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 27 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x3a2/0x3d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x163/0x280 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:148 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:212 [inline]
 watchdog+0xe1b/0xe60 kernel/hung_task.c:369
 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 155 Comm: kworker/u4:3 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work
RIP: 0010:kasan_record_aux_stack+0xa8/0x100 mm/kasan/generic.c:347
Code: 41 0f af f0 48 01 ce 48 39 f3 77 03 48 89 de 4c 89 f7 e8 1b 29 ff ff 4c 89 f7 48 89 c6 e8 20 e3 ff ff 48 85 c0 74 16 8b 48 08 <89> 48 0c bf 00 08 00 00 48 89 c3 e8 58 e0 ff ff 89 43 08 5b 41 5e
RSP: 0000:ffffc90001f072e8 EFLAGS: 00000286
RAX: ffff88801fa33a60 RBX: ffff88801fa33a00 RCX: 00000000dd000254
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff88801fa33a00 RDI: ffff888016c41780
RBP: ffffc90001f073f0 R08: 0000000000000080 R09: 0000000000000002
R10: 0000000000000002 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 1ffff920003e0e68
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff888016c41780 R15: ffff88801fa33a08
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007ffed27f5bb8 CR3: 000000007da79000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 kvfree_call_rcu+0x105/0x7f0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3600
 cfg80211_update_known_bss+0x184/0xb60 net/wireless/scan.c:-1
 cfg80211_bss_update+0x156/0x21a0 net/wireless/scan.c:1830
 cfg80211_inform_single_bss_frame_data net/wireless/scan.c:2552 [inline]
 cfg80211_inform_bss_frame_data+0x88d/0x1ed0 net/wireless/scan.c:2585
 ieee80211_bss_info_update+0x6ba/0xa80 net/mac80211/scan.c:190
 ieee80211_rx_bss_info net/mac80211/ibss.c:1123 [inline]
 ieee80211_rx_mgmt_probe_beacon net/mac80211/ibss.c:1614 [inline]
 ieee80211_ibss_rx_queued_mgmt+0x1763/0x2b50 net/mac80211/ibss.c:1643
 ieee80211_iface_process_skb net/mac80211/iface.c:1459 [inline]
 ieee80211_iface_work+0x714/0xc50 net/mac80211/iface.c:1513
 cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x224/0x260 net/wireless/core.c:433
 process_one_work+0x867/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
 worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>

Crashes (2):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/06 21:54 linux-5.15.y 9c7634c60784 c38879ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in snd_seq_midisynth_remove
2026/08/03 07:26 linux-5.15.y 6e2fd6534337 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in snd_seq_midisynth_remove
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.