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KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in thermal_zone_device_check

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/12/23 12:28
Subsystems: pm
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Reported-by: syzbot+3b3852c6031d0f30dfaf@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 4d02h, last: 4d02h
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[syzbot] [pm?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in thermal_zone_device_check 0 (1) 2025/12/23 12:28

Sample crash report:
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BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:593 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __mutex_lock+0x147/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888065d7f6f8 by task kworker/0:3/22405

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 22405 Comm: kworker/0:3 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: events_freezable_pwr_efficient thermal_zone_device_check
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:593 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x147/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
 class_thermal_zone_constructor drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h:155 [inline]
 thermal_zone_device_update drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c:704 [inline]
 thermal_zone_device_check+0x22/0xb0 drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c:1396
 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+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 22405:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:56 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:77
 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:397 [inline]
 __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:414
 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:262 [inline]
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5657 [inline]
 __kmalloc_noprof+0x41d/0x800 mm/slub.c:5669
 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:961 [inline]
 kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1094 [inline]
 thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips+0x178/0xd70 drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c:1541
 thermal_tripless_zone_device_register+0x35/0x50 drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c:1655
 psy_register_thermal+0x1fe/0x310 drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c:1534
 __power_supply_register+0xc37/0xf90 drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c:1640
 thunderstrike_psy_create+0x1f3/0x3c0 drivers/hid/hid-nvidia-shield.c:841
 thunderstrike_create drivers/hid/hid-nvidia-shield.c:897 [inline]
 shield_probe+0x7ee/0xb00 drivers/hid/hid-nvidia-shield.c:1058
 __hid_device_probe drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2775 [inline]
 hid_device_probe+0x416/0x7a0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2812
 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
 hid_add_device+0x272/0x3e0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2951
 usbhid_probe+0xe13/0x12c0 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:1435
 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+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246

Freed by task 1790:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:56 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:77
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:584
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:252 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:284
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:234 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2540 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:6668 [inline]
 kfree+0x1c0/0x660 mm/slub.c:6876
 psy_unregister_thermal drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c:1551 [inline]
 power_supply_unregister+0xf9/0x140 drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c:1767
 thunderstrike_destroy drivers/hid/hid-nvidia-shield.c:927 [inline]
 shield_remove+0x72/0x120 drivers/hid/hid-nvidia-shield.c:1104
 hid_device_remove+0x228/0x370 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:-1
 device_remove drivers/base/dd.c:569 [inline]
 __device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1282 [inline]
 device_release_driver_internal+0x46f/0x800 drivers/base/dd.c:1305
 bus_remove_device+0x34d/0x440 drivers/base/bus.c:616
 device_del+0x511/0x8e0 drivers/base/core.c:3878
 hid_remove_device drivers/hid/hid-core.c:3008 [inline]
 hid_destroy_device+0x6b/0x1b0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:3030
 usbhid_disconnect+0x9f/0xc0 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:1462
 usb_unbind_interface+0x26e/0x910 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:458
 device_remove drivers/base/dd.c:571 [inline]
 __device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1282 [inline]
 device_release_driver_internal+0x4d9/0x800 drivers/base/dd.c:1305
 bus_remove_device+0x34d/0x440 drivers/base/bus.c:616
 device_del+0x511/0x8e0 drivers/base/core.c:3878
 usb_disable_device+0x3d4/0x8e0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:1418
 usb_disconnect+0x32f/0x990 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2345
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5407 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline]
 hub_event+0x1ca9/0x4ef0 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+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246

Last potentially related work creation:
 kasan_save_stack+0x3e/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:56
 kasan_record_aux_stack+0xbd/0xd0 mm/kasan/generic.c:556
 insert_work+0x3d/0x330 kernel/workqueue.c:2180
 __queue_work+0xcd0/0xf90 kernel/workqueue.c:2335
 mod_delayed_work_on+0xf8/0x200 kernel/workqueue.c:2591
 mod_delayed_work include/linux/workqueue.h:699 [inline]
 thermal_zone_pm_complete drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c:1839 [inline]
 thermal_pm_notify_complete drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c:1851 [inline]
 thermal_pm_notify+0x223/0x560 drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c:1866
 notifier_call_chain+0x19d/0x3a0 kernel/notifier.c:85
 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x6a/0x90 kernel/notifier.c:380
 snapshot_release+0x123/0x1d0 kernel/power/user.c:125
 __fput+0x44c/0xa70 fs/file_table.c:468
 task_work_run+0x1d4/0x260 kernel/task_work.c:233
 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
 __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:44 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xff/0x4f0 kernel/entry/common.c:75
 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:159 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:194 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x2d0/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Second to last potentially related work creation:
 kasan_save_stack+0x3e/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:56
 kasan_record_aux_stack+0xbd/0xd0 mm/kasan/generic.c:556
 insert_work+0x3d/0x330 kernel/workqueue.c:2180
 __queue_work+0xcd0/0xf90 kernel/workqueue.c:2335
 call_timer_fn+0x16e/0x590 kernel/time/timer.c:1748
 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1794 [inline]
 __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2373 [inline]
 __run_timer_base+0x646/0x860 kernel/time/timer.c:2385
 run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2394 [inline]
 run_timer_softirq+0xb7/0x180 kernel/time/timer.c:2404
 handle_softirqs+0x27d/0x850 kernel/softirq.c:622
 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline]
 invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:496 [inline]
 __irq_exit_rcu+0xca/0x1f0 kernel/softirq.c:723
 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:739
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:697

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888065d7f000
 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-2k of size 2048
The buggy address is located 1784 bytes inside of
 freed 2048-byte region [ffff888065d7f000, ffff888065d7f800)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x65d78
head: order:3 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88813ffa7000 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000080008 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88813ffa7000 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
head: 0000000000000000 0000000000080008 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000003 ffffea0001975e01 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000008
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 3, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0xd20c0(__GFP_IO|__GFP_FS|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP|__GFP_NOMEMALLOC), pid 1790, tgid 1790 (kworker/0:5), ts 1662150126386, free_ts 1662115181412
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x234/0x290 mm/page_alloc.c:1846
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1854 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x2365/0x2440 mm/page_alloc.c:3915
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5210
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2486
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:3075 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x86/0x3b0 mm/slub.c:3248
 new_slab mm/slub.c:3302 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xf2b/0x1960 mm/slub.c:4656
 __slab_alloc+0x65/0x100 mm/slub.c:4779
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4855 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5251 [inline]
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5656 [inline]
 __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x5d4/0x820 mm/slub.c:5764
 kmalloc_reserve+0x136/0x290 net/core/skbuff.c:608
 __alloc_skb+0x27e/0x430 net/core/skbuff.c:690
 alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1383 [inline]
 mld_newpack+0x13c/0xc40 net/ipv6/mcast.c:1775
 add_grhead+0x5a/0x2a0 net/ipv6/mcast.c:1886
 add_grec+0x1452/0x1740 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2025
 mld_send_cr net/ipv6/mcast.c:2148 [inline]
 mld_ifc_work+0x6ed/0xd60 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2693
 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
page last free pid 15 tgid 15 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc8/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2943
 rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2605 [inline]
 rcu_core+0xd70/0x1870 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2857
 handle_softirqs+0x27d/0x850 kernel/softirq.c:622
 run_ksoftirqd+0x9b/0x100 kernel/softirq.c:1063
 smpboot_thread_fn+0x542/0xa60 kernel/smpboot.c:160
 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff888065d7f580: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff888065d7f600: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
>ffff888065d7f680: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                                                ^
 ffff888065d7f700: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff888065d7f780: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/12/19 11:35 upstream dd9b004b7ff3 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in thermal_zone_device_check
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.