INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/09/03 15:13
Subsystems: scsi
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+1f678bd2872aefb11d8a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 36d, last: 1d07h
Cause bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
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cee79818 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ ❓ INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected 2026/09/03 14:12 2026/09/03 14:12 2026/09/03 14:30 d2e5fb95
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[syzbot] [scsi?] INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected 1 (3) 2026/09/11 18:14
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Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/09/11 17:42 27m bvanassche@acm.org https://github.com/bvanassche/linux/ scsi-scan-syzbot no crash job log log

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz-executor600:5650 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor600 state:D stack:27688 pid:5650  tgid:5650  ppid:5648   task_flags:0x400140 flags:0x00080002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5533 [inline]
 __schedule+0x16d9/0x5700 kernel/sched/core.c:7284
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7361 [inline]
 rt_mutex_schedule+0x76/0xf0 kernel/sched/core.c:7668
 rt_mutex_slowlock_block+0x55e/0x690 kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1670
 __rt_mutex_slowlock kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1747 [inline]
 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1787 [inline]
 rt_mutex_slowlock+0x2d4/0x780 kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1827
 __rt_mutex_lock kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1842 [inline]
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:562 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x168/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:580
 scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
 scsi_scan drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:151 [inline]
 store_scan+0x4aa/0x540 drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:191
 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a5/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:345
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x61e/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:687
 ksys_write+0x156/0x270 fs/read_write.c:739
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f9ef4a848b9
RSP: 002b:00007ffd1057ca68 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f9ef4a848b9
RDX: 0000000000000006 RSI: 0000200000000100 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00000000000f4240 R08: 0000000000000009 R09: 0000000000000009
R10: 0000000000000009 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffd1057cbe8
R13: 0000000000000002 R14: 00007ffd1057ca90 R15: 00007ffd1057ca80
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
locks held by khungtaskd/37: 1, last CPU#1:
 #0: ffffffff8f1c3cc0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8f1c3cc0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8f1c3cc0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x2e/0x180 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6871
locks held by getty/5362: 2, on CPU#0:
 #0: ffff8880375fc0a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc900044eb2e0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x460/0x1360 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211
locks held by syz-executor600/5649: 7, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff88804018cc78 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff888029224110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
 #4: ffff888029224330 (&set->tag_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: blk_mq_add_queue_tag_set block/blk-mq.c:4343 [inline]
 #4: ffff888029224330 (&set->tag_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: blk_mq_init_allocated_queue+0x104a/0x1400 block/blk-mq.c:4672
 #5: ffff888028de3cf0 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#67){++++}-{0:0}, at: blk_mq_add_queue_tag_set block/blk-mq.c:4352 [inline]
 #5: ffff888028de3cf0 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#67){++++}-{0:0}, at: blk_mq_init_allocated_queue+0x10ef/0x1400 block/blk-mq.c:4672
 #6: ffff888028de3d28 (&q->q_usage_counter(queue)#50){++++}-{0:0}, at: blk_mq_add_queue_tag_set block/blk-mq.c:4352 [inline]
 #6: ffff888028de3d28 (&q->q_usage_counter(queue)#50){++++}-{0:0}, at: blk_mq_init_allocated_queue+0x10ef/0x1400 block/blk-mq.c:4672
locks held by syz-executor600/5650: 4, on CPU#0:
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff8880339bc078 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff888029224110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
locks held by syz-executor600/5657: 4, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff88804018f878 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff888029224110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
locks held by syz-executor600/5658: 4, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff88804018f478 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff888029224110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916
locks held by syz-executor600/5665: 4, on CPU#0:
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2753 [inline]
 #0: ffff888036c3e510 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x231/0xbb0 fs/read_write.c:683
 #1: ffff8880339bf478 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d9/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:336
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880290d0d28 (kn->active#49){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x22c/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:337
 #3: ffff888029224110 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: scsi_scan_host_selected+0x19f/0x6c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1916

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NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 37 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x274/0x2d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:123
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17d/0x390 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:66
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:164 [inline]
 __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline]
 sys_info+0x135/0x170 lib/sys_info.c:165
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:353 [inline]
 watchdog+0xfd7/0x1030 kernel/hung_task.c:561
 kthread+0x38b/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
RIP: 0010:pv_native_safe_halt+0xf/0x20 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c:64
Code: 7b 5d 02 c3 cc cc cc cc cc cc cc 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 66 90 0f 00 2d e3 60 0f 00 fb f4 <e9> 7c d8 03 00 cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc 90 90 90 90 90
RSP: 0018:ffffffff8ee07ca0 EFLAGS: 00000242
RAX: 000000000010e06d RBX: ffffffff819abd20 RCX: 8000000000000001
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffff8d8bf52e RDI: ffffffff8bcc6680
RBP: ffffffff8ee07d78 R08: ffff8880b8433e9b R09: 1ffff110170867d3
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed10170867d4 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 1ffffffff1ddee00 R14: 1ffffffff1dc0f9c R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881249bc000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000055557250e798 CR3: 000000000efb0000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 arch_safe_halt arch/x86/kernel/process.c:767 [inline]
 default_idle+0x9/0x20 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:768
 default_idle_call+0x72/0xb0 kernel/sched/idle.c:122
 cpuidle_idle_call kernel/sched/idle.c:199 [inline]
 do_idle+0x2e0/0x540 kernel/sched/idle.c:355
 cpu_startup_entry+0x43/0x60 kernel/sched/idle.c:454
 rest_init+0x378/0x3a0 init/main.c:732
 start_kernel+0x392/0x3e0 init/main.c:1190
 x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x30 arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:310
 x86_64_start_kernel+0x137/0x1b0 arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:291
 common_startup_64+0x13e/0x157
 </TASK>

Crashes (16):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/10/09 01:21 upstream 6c377d19d4a5 b2734a59 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/24 23:37 upstream f49a343b305c 3c3cdf19 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/14 05:25 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/14 00:05 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/13 09:09 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/13 01:05 upstream 5225b8eec4c9 70a60e12 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/12 09:24 upstream 3026c6e4f223 70a60e12 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/12 07:17 upstream 3026c6e4f223 70a60e12 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/09 09:33 upstream 5acbae5f7eb3 8387c273 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/07 19:05 upstream df2908090cda 680aa3e1 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/07 02:10 upstream 1fc5a74b108f 4f7b22a0 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/05 13:07 upstream 654ae5d73c05 4f7b22a0 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/05 06:14 upstream 654ae5d73c05 4f7b22a0 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/05 04:07 upstream 654ae5d73c05 4f7b22a0 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/04 21:28 upstream bc35965f6940 f65209a4 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
2026/09/03 13:51 upstream 940de590b839 6a988719 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in scsi_scan_host_selected
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.