memory leak in vidtv_psi_pat_program_init

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/30 08:34
Subsystems: media
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+597f53f8e81b2f87620c@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 5d15h, last: 5d15h
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408080dd patching ❓ memory leak in vidtv_psi_pat_program_init 2026/07/29 14:10 2026/07/29 14:10 2026/07/29 15:15 74755bb6 

			
				
	

	
	

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		memory leak in vidtv_psi_pat_program_init
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			[syzbot] [media?] memory leak in vidtv_psi_pat_program_init
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Sample crash report:

	
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888106a42c10 (size 16):
  comm "syz.0.17", pid 5915, jiffies 4294944056
  hex dump (first 16 bytes):
    00 00 e0 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
  backtrace (crc bba9c611):
    kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
    slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4597 [inline]
    slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4917 [inline]
    __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x356/0x440 mm/slub.c:5485
    _kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:988 [inline]
    _kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1309 [inline]
    vidtv_psi_pat_program_init+0x2e/0x90 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:843
    vidtv_channel_pat_prog_cat_into_new drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:301 [inline]
    vidtv_channel_si_init+0x189/0x770 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:436
    vidtv_mux_init+0x115/0x390 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:525
    vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 [inline]
    vidtv_start_feed+0x1d4/0x260 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239
    dmx_ts_feed_start_filtering+0x8e/0x130 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c:747
    dvb_dmxdev_start_feed+0x11c/0x170 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:658
    dvb_dmxdev_filter_start+0xd8/0x440 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:769
    dvb_demux_do_ioctl+0x297/0x7d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1065
    dvb_usercopy+0x116/0x2d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c:996
    dvb_demux_ioctl+0x29/0x40 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1201
    vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
    __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
    __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]
    __x64_sys_ioctl+0xf4/0x140 fs/ioctl.c:583
    do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
    do_syscall_64+0xf8/0x610 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
    entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888127933ae0 (size 32):
  comm "syz.0.17", pid 5915, jiffies 4294944056
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    08 80 fd 80 1b 60 3c 93 27 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00  .....`<.'.......
    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
  backtrace (crc ea6b5104):
    kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
    slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4597 [inline]
    slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4917 [inline]
    __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x356/0x440 mm/slub.c:5485
    _kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:988 [inline]
    _kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1309 [inline]
    vidtv_psi_sdt_service_init+0x32/0xa0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:1386
    vidtv_channel_sdt_serv_cat_into_new drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:229 [inline]
    vidtv_channel_si_init+0x22f/0x770 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:439
    vidtv_mux_init+0x115/0x390 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:525
    vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 [inline]
    vidtv_start_feed+0x1d4/0x260 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239
    dmx_ts_feed_start_filtering+0x8e/0x130 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c:747
    dvb_dmxdev_start_feed+0x11c/0x170 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:658
    dvb_dmxdev_filter_start+0xd8/0x440 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:769
    dvb_demux_do_ioctl+0x297/0x7d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1065
    dvb_usercopy+0x116/0x2d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c:996
    dvb_demux_ioctl+0x29/0x40 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1201
    vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
    __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
    __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]
    __x64_sys_ioctl+0xf4/0x140 fs/ioctl.c:583
    do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
    do_syscall_64+0xf8/0x610 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
    entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888127933c60 (size 32):
  comm "syz.0.17", pid 5915, jiffies 4294944056
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 48 19 02 0c 70 22 a4 06  ........H...p"..
    81 88 ff ff 0a 10 2e a4 06 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00  ................
  backtrace (crc 661d6f14):
    kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
    slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4597 [inline]
    slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4917 [inline]
    __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x356/0x440 mm/slub.c:5485
    _kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:988 [inline]
    _kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1309 [inline]
    vidtv_psi_service_desc_init+0x74/0x1b0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:233
    vidtv_psi_desc_clone+0x137/0x160 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:451
    vidtv_channel_sdt_serv_cat_into_new drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:236 [inline]
    vidtv_channel_si_init+0x1d7/0x770 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:439
    vidtv_mux_init+0x115/0x390 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:525
    vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 [inline]
    vidtv_start_feed+0x1d4/0x260 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239
    dmx_ts_feed_start_filtering+0x8e/0x130 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c:747
    dvb_dmxdev_start_feed+0x11c/0x170 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:658
    dvb_dmxdev_filter_start+0xd8/0x440 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:769
    dvb_demux_do_ioctl+0x297/0x7d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1065
    dvb_usercopy+0x116/0x2d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c:996
    dvb_demux_ioctl+0x29/0x40 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1201
    vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
    __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
    __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]
    __x64_sys_ioctl+0xf4/0x140 fs/ioctl.c:583
    do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
    do_syscall_64+0xf8/0x610 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
    entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888106a42e10 (size 16):
  comm "syz.0.17", pid 5915, jiffies 4294944056
  hex dump (first 16 bytes):
    0b 42 65 65 74 68 6f 76 65 6e 00 00 00 00 00 00  .Beethoven......
  backtrace (crc e88d86b):
    kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
    slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4597 [inline]
    slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4917 [inline]
    __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5333 [inline]
    __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x3d3/0x570 mm/slub.c:5471
    __kmemdup_nul mm/util.c:64 [inline]
    kstrdup+0x3c/0x80 mm/util.c:84
    vidtv_psi_service_desc_init+0x17a/0x1b0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:250
    vidtv_psi_desc_clone+0x137/0x160 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:451
    vidtv_channel_sdt_serv_cat_into_new drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:236 [inline]
    vidtv_channel_si_init+0x1d7/0x770 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:439
    vidtv_mux_init+0x115/0x390 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:525
    vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 [inline]
    vidtv_start_feed+0x1d4/0x260 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239
    dmx_ts_feed_start_filtering+0x8e/0x130 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c:747
    dvb_dmxdev_start_feed+0x11c/0x170 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:658
    dvb_dmxdev_filter_start+0xd8/0x440 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:769
    dvb_demux_do_ioctl+0x297/0x7d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1065
    dvb_usercopy+0x116/0x2d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c:996
    dvb_demux_ioctl+0x29/0x40 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1201
    vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
    __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
    __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]
    __x64_sys_ioctl+0xf4/0x140 fs/ioctl.c:583
    do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
    do_syscall_64+0xf8/0x610 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
    entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888106a42270 (size 16):
  comm "syz.0.17", pid 5915, jiffies 4294944056
  hex dump (first 16 bytes):
    0b 4c 69 6e 75 78 54 56 2e 6f 72 67 00 00 00 00  .LinuxTV.org....
  backtrace (crc b60e4fc0):
    kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
    slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4597 [inline]
    slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4917 [inline]
    __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5333 [inline]
    __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x3d3/0x570 mm/slub.c:5471
    __kmemdup_nul mm/util.c:64 [inline]
    kstrdup+0x3c/0x80 mm/util.c:84
    vidtv_psi_service_desc_init+0x130/0x1b0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:258
    vidtv_psi_desc_clone+0x137/0x160 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:451
    vidtv_channel_sdt_serv_cat_into_new drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:236 [inline]
    vidtv_channel_si_init+0x1d7/0x770 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:439
    vidtv_mux_init+0x115/0x390 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:525
    vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 [inline]
    vidtv_start_feed+0x1d4/0x260 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239
    dmx_ts_feed_start_filtering+0x8e/0x130 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c:747
    dvb_dmxdev_start_feed+0x11c/0x170 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:658
    dvb_dmxdev_filter_start+0xd8/0x440 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:769
    dvb_demux_do_ioctl+0x297/0x7d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1065
    dvb_usercopy+0x116/0x2d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c:996
    dvb_demux_ioctl+0x29/0x40 drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c:1201
    vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
    __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
    __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]
    __x64_sys_ioctl+0xf4/0x140 fs/ioctl.c:583
    do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
    do_syscall_64+0xf8/0x610 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
    entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

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