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WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2024/08/09 15:45
Subsystems: kernel
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Reported-by: syzbot+8f06445357a052a92657@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 527d, last: 2d19h
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[syzbot] [kernel?] WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs (2) 0 (1) 2024/08/09 15:45
Similar bugs (4)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs usb fs -1 C error error 3432 639d 1777d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/06/24 11:12
linux-5.15 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs missing-backport origin:upstream -1 C error 238 10d 1025d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/26 17:15
linux-6.6 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs origin:lts-only -1 C inconclusive 233 4d21h 211d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/17 10:18
linux-6.1 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs origin:upstream missing-backport -1 C error 218 3d19h 1025d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/26 16:24

Sample crash report:
dvb_usb_dibusb_mb 4-1:0.104: probe with driver dvb_usb_dibusb_mb failed with error -22
dvb-usb: found a 'Artec T1 USB2.0 TVBOX (please check the warm ID)' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
usb 4-1: Direct firmware load for dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw failed with error -2
usb 4-1: Falling back to sysfs fallback for: dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:148 at fw_load_from_user_helper drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:148 [inline], CPU#1: kworker/1:0/24
WARNING: drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:148 at firmware_fallback_sysfs+0x746/0xa40 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:238, CPU#1: kworker/1:0/24
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 24 Comm: kworker/1:0 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
RIP: 0010:fw_load_from_user_helper drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:148 [inline]
RIP: 0010:firmware_fallback_sysfs+0x746/0xa40 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:238
Code: eb fb e9 5d fc ff ff e8 88 f6 eb fb c6 05 39 3b 97 09 01 48 c7 c7 80 20 e9 8b e8 45 a6 52 fb e9 85 fc ff ff e8 6b f6 eb fb 90 <0f> 0b 90 4c 89 f7 48 c7 c6 80 21 e9 8b 4c 89 e2 e8 55 0e 57 fb e9
RSP: 0018:ffffc900001e6870 EFLAGS: 00010283
RAX: ffffffff85d501e5 RBX: dffffc0000000000 RCX: 0000000000100000
RDX: ffffc90019d9f000 RSI: 000000000003e2ee RDI: 000000000003e2ef
RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: ffffffff8f822477 R09: 1ffffffff1f0448e
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f0448f R12: ffffffff8c32b360
R13: 0000000000001770 R14: ffff88806a6860b0 R15: 00000000fffffff5
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125f1f000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000200000404030 CR3: 0000000033c9a000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000001
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 _request_firmware+0xfa4/0x1680 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:898
 request_firmware+0x36/0x50 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:948
 dvb_usb_download_firmware+0xaf/0x260 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-firmware.c:93
 dvb_usb_device_init+0xdd2/0x2580 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c:298
 usb_probe_interface+0x668/0xc90 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x26d/0xad0 drivers/base/dd.c:659
 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x320 drivers/base/dd.c:801
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:831
 __device_attach_driver+0x279/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:959
 bus_for_each_drv+0x251/0x2e0 drivers/base/bus.c:500
 __device_attach+0x2b8/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:1031
 device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1086
 bus_probe_device+0x12a/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:574
 device_add+0x7b6/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3689
 usb_set_configuration+0x1a87/0x2110 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2210
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x8d/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:250
 usb_probe_device+0x1c4/0x3c0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:291
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x26d/0xad0 drivers/base/dd.c:659
 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x320 drivers/base/dd.c:801
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:831
 __device_attach_driver+0x279/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:959
 bus_for_each_drv+0x251/0x2e0 drivers/base/bus.c:500
 __device_attach+0x2b8/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:1031
 device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1086
 bus_probe_device+0x12a/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:574
 device_add+0x7b6/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3689
 usb_new_device+0xa39/0x1720 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2695
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5567 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline]
 hub_event+0x29b1/0x4ef0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3257 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xad1/0x1770 kernel/workqueue.c:3340
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x510/0xa50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
 </TASK>

Crashes (165):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/01/12 06:41 upstream 7143203341dc d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/09 15:30 upstream 623fb9912f6a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/02 03:55 upstream b69053dd3ffb d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/21 08:23 upstream d8ba32c5a460 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/18 15:11 upstream ea1013c15392 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/18 07:53 upstream ea1013c15392 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/11/30 23:15 upstream e69c7c175115 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/11/27 10:02 upstream 4941a17751c9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/11/03 19:01 upstream 6146a0f1dfae 2c50b6a9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/22 23:22 upstream 250a17e8f955 c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/07/19 09:15 upstream 4871b7cb27f4 7117feec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/07/05 12:32 upstream a79a588fc176 4f67c4ae .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2024/08/05 15:38 upstream de9c2c66ad8e e35c337f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/18 20:25 upstream ea1013c15392 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/11 22:17 upstream d358e5254674 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/19 05:45 upstream 1c64efcb083c 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/11/03 20:37 upstream 6146a0f1dfae e6c64ba8 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/08 14:10 linux-next fc4e91c639c0 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/31 18:46 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/30 03:17 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/29 06:08 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/27 16:39 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/25 08:27 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/18 22:59 linux-next 1058ca9db0ed d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/17 04:24 linux-next 12b95d29eb97 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/12 04:24 linux-next d9771d0dbe18 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/05 12:33 linux-next 6987d58a9cbc d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/11/28 08:20 linux-next 7d31f578f323 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/11/27 22:16 linux-next ef68bf704646 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/31 03:56 linux-next 131f3d9446a6 2c50b6a9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/30 23:51 linux-next 131f3d9446a6 2c50b6a9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/30 00:23 linux-next f9ba12abc528 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/29 20:52 linux-next f9ba12abc528 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/29 19:32 linux-next f9ba12abc528 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/28 19:33 linux-next f7d2388eeec2 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/28 17:18 linux-next f7d2388eeec2 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/28 11:52 linux-next f7d2388eeec2 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/28 03:18 linux-next 8fec172c82c2 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/27 23:02 linux-next 8fec172c82c2 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/26 21:03 linux-next 72fb0170ef1f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/26 19:12 linux-next 72fb0170ef1f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/25 05:31 linux-next 72fb0170ef1f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/23 23:26 linux-next aaa9c3550b60 c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/23 15:35 linux-next aaa9c3550b60 c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/23 02:18 linux-next aaa9c3550b60 c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/22 14:31 linux-next aaa9c3550b60 252fbbad .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/22 10:31 linux-next aaa9c3550b60 252fbbad .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/21 02:14 linux-next 606da5bb1655 9832ed61 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/19 21:36 linux-next 93f3bab4310d 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/19 14:47 linux-next 93f3bab4310d 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/18 15:30 linux-next 93f3bab4310d 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/18 02:08 linux-next 93f3bab4310d 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/17 15:33 linux-next 2433b8476165 7adf5298 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/17 13:16 linux-next 2433b8476165 7adf5298 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/17 07:15 linux-next 2433b8476165 19568248 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.