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possible deadlock in keyring_clear (3)

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/10/07 17:08
Subsystems: keyrings lsm
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Reported-by: syzbot+f55b043dacf43776b50c@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 55d, last: 5d23h
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[syzbot] [keyrings?] [lsm?] possible deadlock in keyring_clear (3) 0 (1) 2025/10/07 17:08
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in keyring_clear keyrings lsm 4 267 521d 574d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/09/02 14:34
upstream possible deadlock in keyring_clear (2) keyrings lsm 4 C 2 413d 432d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/01/19 02:51

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kswapd0/73 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888011dac098 (&type->lock_class){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: keyring_clear+0xaf/0x240 security/keys/keyring.c:1658

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8e048040 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7015 [inline]
ffffffff8e048040 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: kswapd+0x951/0x2800 mm/vmscan.c:7389

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4264 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x72/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4278
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:318 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4929 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5264 [inline]
       __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x40/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:5766
       kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:957 [inline]
       kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1094 [inline]
       assoc_array_insert+0x92/0x2f90 lib/assoc_array.c:980
       __key_link_begin+0xd6/0x1f0 security/keys/keyring.c:1317
       __key_create_or_update+0x41a/0xa30 security/keys/key.c:877
       key_create_or_update+0x42/0x60 security/keys/key.c:1021
       x509_load_certificate_list+0x145/0x280 crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_loader.c:31
       do_one_initcall+0x236/0x820 init/main.c:1283
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1345
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1361
       kernel_init_freeable+0x334/0x4b0 init/main.c:1593
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1483
       ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #0 (&type->lock_class){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908
       __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       down_write+0x96/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
       keyring_clear+0xaf/0x240 security/keys/keyring.c:1658
       fscrypt_put_master_key+0xca/0x190 fs/crypto/keyring.c:80
       put_crypt_info+0x26d/0x310 fs/crypto/keysetup.c:573
       fscrypt_put_encryption_info+0xf6/0x140 fs/crypto/keysetup.c:787
       ext4_clear_inode+0x170/0x2f0 fs/ext4/super.c:1527
       ext4_evict_inode+0xa67/0xee0 fs/ext4/inode.c:321
       evict+0x504/0x9c0 fs/inode.c:810
       __dentry_kill+0x209/0x660 fs/dcache.c:669
       shrink_kill+0xa9/0x2c0 fs/dcache.c:1114
       shrink_dentry_list+0x2e0/0x5e0 fs/dcache.c:1141
       prune_dcache_sb+0x10e/0x180 fs/dcache.c:1222
       super_cache_scan+0x369/0x4b0 fs/super.c:222
       do_shrink_slab+0x6ef/0x1110 mm/shrinker.c:437
       shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:550 [inline]
       shrink_slab+0x7ef/0x10d0 mm/shrinker.c:628
       shrink_one+0x28a/0x7c0 mm/vmscan.c:4955
       shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5016 [inline]
       lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5094 [inline]
       shrink_node+0x315d/0x3780 mm/vmscan.c:6081
       kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:6941 [inline]
       balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7124 [inline]
       kswapd+0x147c/0x2800 mm/vmscan.c:7389
       kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
       ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(fs_reclaim);
                               lock(&type->lock_class);
                               lock(fs_reclaim);
  lock(&type->lock_class);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by kswapd0/73:
 #0: ffffffff8e048040 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7015 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e048040 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: kswapd+0x951/0x2800 mm/vmscan.c:7389
 #1: ffff8880429d20e0 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_trylock_shared fs/super.c:562 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880429d20e0 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_cache_scan+0x91/0x4b0 fs/super.c:197

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 73 Comm: kswapd0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2ee/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x134/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908
 __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 down_write+0x96/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
 keyring_clear+0xaf/0x240 security/keys/keyring.c:1658
 fscrypt_put_master_key+0xca/0x190 fs/crypto/keyring.c:80
 put_crypt_info+0x26d/0x310 fs/crypto/keysetup.c:573
 fscrypt_put_encryption_info+0xf6/0x140 fs/crypto/keysetup.c:787
 ext4_clear_inode+0x170/0x2f0 fs/ext4/super.c:1527
 ext4_evict_inode+0xa67/0xee0 fs/ext4/inode.c:321
 evict+0x504/0x9c0 fs/inode.c:810
 __dentry_kill+0x209/0x660 fs/dcache.c:669
 shrink_kill+0xa9/0x2c0 fs/dcache.c:1114
 shrink_dentry_list+0x2e0/0x5e0 fs/dcache.c:1141
 prune_dcache_sb+0x10e/0x180 fs/dcache.c:1222
 super_cache_scan+0x369/0x4b0 fs/super.c:222
 do_shrink_slab+0x6ef/0x1110 mm/shrinker.c:437
 shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:550 [inline]
 shrink_slab+0x7ef/0x10d0 mm/shrinker.c:628
 shrink_one+0x28a/0x7c0 mm/vmscan.c:4955
 shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5016 [inline]
 lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5094 [inline]
 shrink_node+0x315d/0x3780 mm/vmscan.c:6081
 kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:6941 [inline]
 balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7124 [inline]
 kswapd+0x147c/0x2800 mm/vmscan.c:7389
 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (14):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/11/22 13:58 upstream 2eba5e05d9bc 4fb8ef37 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/11/14 03:45 upstream 2ccec5944606 07e030de .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/11/10 20:23 upstream 4ea7c1717f3f 4e1406b4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/11/03 15:33 upstream 6146a0f1dfae e6c64ba8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/27 05:17 upstream dbfc6422a34d c0460fcd .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/22 08:03 upstream 552c50713f27 252fbbad .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/20 08:01 upstream 211ddde0823f 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/17 21:47 upstream 6f3b6e91f720 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/16 23:51 upstream 634ec1fc7982 19568248 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/09 21:08 upstream ec714e371f22 7e2882b3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/08 12:04 upstream 0d97f2067c16 7e2882b3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/04 18:09 upstream cbf33b8e0b36 49379ee0 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/04 05:38 upstream 2ccb4d203fe4 49379ee0 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
2025/10/03 17:05 upstream e406d57be7bd 49379ee0 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in keyring_clear
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.