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KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink

Status: moderation: reported on 2023/12/08 00:02
Subsystems: kernfs
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Reported-by: syzbot+1b6aa3108f79850c5fa6@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 1216d, last: 1h47m
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision Error
0128f30f-1d77-4c20-b30e-c2681565fc88 repro 🏃 KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink 2026/03/08 17:22 2026/03/08 17:22 31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0
1ca58cc8-44fd-4d07-ad55-3a2361349cdf assessment-kcsan Benign: ✅  KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink 2026/01/10 08:08 2026/01/10 08:08 2026/01/10 08:11 7519916073b761ced56a7b15fdeeb4674e8dc125

Sample crash report:
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BUG: KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink

read to 0xffff8881080d04b8 of 4 bytes by task 3016 on cpu 1:
 set_nlink+0x29/0xb0 fs/inode.c:-1
 kernfs_refresh_inode fs/kernfs/inode.c:181 [inline]
 kernfs_iop_permission+0x1e5/0x220 fs/kernfs/inode.c:289
 do_inode_permission fs/namei.c:578 [inline]
 inode_permission+0x31f/0x3b0 fs/namei.c:648
 lookup_inode_permission_may_exec fs/namei.c:688 [inline]
 may_lookup fs/namei.c:1957 [inline]
 link_path_walk+0x779/0xe30 fs/namei.c:2600
 path_lookupat+0x8c/0x500 fs/namei.c:2808
 filename_lookup+0x190/0x390 fs/namei.c:2838
 vfs_statx+0x96/0x170 fs/stat.c:353
 vfs_fstatat+0x118/0x170 fs/stat.c:373
 __do_sys_newfstatat fs/stat.c:538 [inline]
 __se_sys_newfstatat+0x55/0x3e0 fs/stat.c:532
 __x64_sys_newfstatat+0x55/0x70 fs/stat.c:532
 x64_sys_call+0x2c64/0x3020 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:263
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x12c/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

write to 0xffff8881080d04b8 of 4 bytes by task 4540 on cpu 0:
 set_nlink+0x99/0xb0 fs/inode.c:456
 kernfs_refresh_inode fs/kernfs/inode.c:181 [inline]
 kernfs_iop_permission+0x1e5/0x220 fs/kernfs/inode.c:289
 do_inode_permission fs/namei.c:578 [inline]
 inode_permission+0x31f/0x3b0 fs/namei.c:648
 lookup_inode_permission_may_exec fs/namei.c:688 [inline]
 may_lookup fs/namei.c:1957 [inline]
 link_path_walk+0x779/0xe30 fs/namei.c:2600
 path_openat+0x1c6/0x2050 fs/namei.c:4854
 do_file_open+0x16c/0x290 fs/namei.c:4887
 do_sys_openat2+0x94/0x130 fs/open.c:1364
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline]
 __x64_sys_openat+0xf2/0x120 fs/open.c:1381
 x64_sys_call+0x1e39/0x3020 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:258
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x12c/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

value changed: 0x00000008 -> 0x00000009

Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 4540 Comm: udevd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
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Crashes (1080):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/04/22 13:56 upstream 6596a02b2078 4595e353 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/21 21:45 upstream 4ee64205ffaa 0b6ab7ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/21 06:50 upstream b4e07588e743 3f2e655b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/20 23:35 upstream a5d1079c28a5 e65da4ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/20 06:20 upstream c1f49dea2b8f 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/19 14:48 upstream faeab166167f 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/18 23:06 upstream eb5249b12507 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/18 06:58 upstream 8541d8f725c6 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/18 04:52 upstream 8541d8f725c6 5be7a9de .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/17 14:41 upstream 43cfbdda5af6 24ecfc1e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/17 05:05 upstream 3cd8b194bf34 de0a551d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/16 15:14 upstream 1d51b370a0f8 4743f87d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/16 08:51 upstream aec2f682d47c df15c5f3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/15 13:26 upstream 1f5ffc672165 c441f497 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/15 01:04 upstream 508fed679541 e2e976a8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/14 16:44 upstream d60bc1401583 362d1323 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/13 17:00 upstream 028ef9c96e96 9530ccf9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/12 11:51 upstream f5459048c38a 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/12 10:16 upstream e753c16cb3dd 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/11 15:05 upstream e774d5f1bc27 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/11 01:43 upstream 7c6c4ed80b87 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/09 12:47 upstream 7f87a5ea75f0 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/09 00:16 upstream 7f87a5ea75f0 d9b7f621 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/08 16:49 upstream 3036cd0d3328 d9b7f621 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/07 22:38 upstream 3036cd0d3328 2c961e87 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/07 05:53 upstream bfe62a454542 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/05 10:27 upstream 3aae9383f42f 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/04 18:20 upstream 7ca6d1cfec80 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/04 00:44 upstream 631919fb12fe 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/03 11:38 upstream d8a9a4b11a13 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/03 06:06 upstream 5619b098e2fb 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/02 19:42 upstream 5619b098e2fb 91bc79b0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/01 22:32 upstream 9147566d8016 0cb124d5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/04/01 00:21 upstream dbf00d8d23b4 fb8b2c26 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/31 19:30 upstream dbf00d8d23b4 aeea1c72 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/31 11:13 upstream d0c3bcd5b897 aeea1c72 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/30 07:35 upstream 7aaa8047eafd b5ceaad2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/29 19:31 upstream a3d97d1d3fa6 b5ceaad2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/28 18:19 upstream cbfffcca2bf0 b5ceaad2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/27 22:39 upstream 7df48e363130 74a13a23 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/27 14:48 upstream 46b513250491 74a13a23 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/27 02:04 upstream 46b513250491 766b6434 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/26 17:37 upstream 0138af2472df 766b6434 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/26 06:34 upstream d2a43e7f89da c6143aac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/25 13:17 upstream bbeb83d3182a 8ee77f7d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/25 06:39 upstream 24f9515de877 74e70d19 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/24 00:47 upstream c369299895a5 baf8bf12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/23 15:03 upstream c369299895a5 4933dba2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/23 00:00 upstream ec69c9e88315 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/22 11:31 upstream 113ae7b4decc 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/21 22:11 upstream a0c83177734a 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/03/07 07:31 upstream 651690480a96 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2026/01/07 06:45 upstream f0b9d8eb98df d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2023/12/08 00:00 upstream 9ace34a8e446 28b24332 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
2023/11/23 10:29 upstream 9b6de136b5f0 fc59b78e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in set_nlink / set_nlink
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.