possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/09/14 16:49
Reported-by: syzbot+b9fd055a8a37c515bede@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 2d21h, last: 15h12m
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect 4 1 2d16h 2d16h 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/09/14 22:12
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect 4 syz, C 28 5h11m 3d01h 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/09/14 13:12

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.5.16205/9800 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88806aabc0b8 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: l2cap_chan_connect+0xfc/0xe30 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7171

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8e562248 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rfcomm_dlc_open+0x95/0xec0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:429

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x135/0xc80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       rfcomm_security_cfm+0x41/0x550 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:2214
       hci_auth_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2040 [inline]
       hci_auth_complete_evt+0x366/0xba0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3470
       hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7500 [inline]
       hci_event_packet+0x807/0x1280 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7552
       hci_rx_work+0x43a/0xd60 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4017
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2657 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xa60/0x1600 kernel/workqueue.c:2734
       worker_thread+0xa5e/0xfe0 kernel/workqueue.c:2815
       kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
       ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293

-> #1 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x135/0xc80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2001 [inline]
       hci_remote_features_evt+0x535/0x900 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3719
       hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7500 [inline]
       hci_event_packet+0x807/0x1280 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7552
       hci_rx_work+0x43a/0xd60 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4017
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2657 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xa60/0x1600 kernel/workqueue.c:2734
       worker_thread+0xa5e/0xfe0 kernel/workqueue.c:2815
       kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
       ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293

-> #0 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x37ef/0x7d80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5756
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x135/0xc80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       l2cap_chan_connect+0xfc/0xe30 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7171
       l2cap_sock_connect+0x586/0x760 net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c:257
       kernel_connect+0x142/0x1c0 net/socket.c:3636
       rfcomm_session_create net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:811 [inline]
       __rfcomm_dlc_open net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:388 [inline]
       rfcomm_dlc_open+0xa1f/0xec0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:431
       rfcomm_sock_connect+0x2ed/0x600 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:421
       __sys_connect_file net/socket.c:2057 [inline]
       __sys_connect+0x3da/0x470 net/socket.c:2074
       __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2084 [inline]
       __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2081 [inline]
       __x64_sys_connect+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:2081
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &hdev->lock --> hci_cb_list_lock --> rfcomm_mutex

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(rfcomm_mutex);
                               lock(hci_cb_list_lock);
                               lock(rfcomm_mutex);
  lock(&hdev->lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

1 lock held by syz.5.16205/9800:
 #0: ffffffff8e562248 (rfcomm_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rfcomm_dlc_open+0x95/0xec0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:429

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 9800 Comm: syz.5.16205 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x18c/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2fc/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2187
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x37ef/0x7d80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5756
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x135/0xc80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
 l2cap_chan_connect+0xfc/0xe30 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7171
 l2cap_sock_connect+0x586/0x760 net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c:257
 kernel_connect+0x142/0x1c0 net/socket.c:3636
 rfcomm_session_create net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:811 [inline]
 __rfcomm_dlc_open net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:388 [inline]
 rfcomm_dlc_open+0xa1f/0xec0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:431
 rfcomm_sock_connect+0x2ed/0x600 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:421
 __sys_connect_file net/socket.c:2057 [inline]
 __sys_connect+0x3da/0x470 net/socket.c:2074
 __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2084 [inline]
 __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2081 [inline]
 __x64_sys_connect+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:2081
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7fb91199e159
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fb912834028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002a
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fb911c25fa0 RCX: 00007fb91199e159
RDX: 000000000000000a RSI: 0000200000000000 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007fb911a3506b R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fb911c26038 R14: 00007fb911c25fa0 R15: 00007ffff9f876e8
 </TASK>

Crashes (12):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/16 23:17 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 95928915 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/16 09:28 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 12a0a44a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/16 07:34 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 12a0a44a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/16 07:33 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 12a0a44a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/16 05:12 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 12a0a44a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/15 22:25 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 2daa4bb5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/15 22:24 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 2daa4bb5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/15 22:13 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 2daa4bb5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/14 20:51 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/14 19:11 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/14 18:55 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
2026/09/14 16:49 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in l2cap_chan_connect
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.