possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2020/08/09 14:10
Reported-by: syzbot+fa8bc95e624704d42c25@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 2185d, last: 1421d
Fix bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-4.19 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall 4 syz error 161 1317d 2231d 0/1 upstream: reported syz repro on 2020/06/24 12:57
upstream possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall (2) fs 4 2 2157d 2167d 19/29 fixed on 2021/03/10 01:48
upstream possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall fs 4 11 2315d 2452d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2020/07/31 06:50
▶ ▼ Fix bisection attempts (21)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2022/10/13 02:28 0m bisect fix linux-4.14.y error job log
2022/09/12 21:36 20m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2022/08/13 21:07 22m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2022/07/14 20:43 24m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2022/06/14 20:16 26m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2022/05/15 19:12 25m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2022/04/15 18:43 22m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2022/03/16 09:03 25m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2022/02/14 08:39 23m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2022/01/04 11:15 26m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/11/28 12:02 21m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/10/29 11:33 28m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/09/26 12:51 22m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/08/27 11:55 26m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/07/28 11:21 26m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/06/28 10:53 22m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/05/23 02:53 30m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/02/24 08:11 22m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2021/01/21 21:14 23m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2020/12/16 10:01 23m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log
2020/11/04 07:38 23m bisect fix linux-4.14.y OK (0) job log log

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
4.14.234-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz-executor218/7975 is trying to acquire lock:
 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81a097d7>] lock_trace fs/proc/base.c:407 [inline]
 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81a097d7>] proc_pid_syscall+0xa7/0x2a0 fs/proc/base.c:639

but task is already holding lock:
 (&p->lock){+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff818e9f5a>] seq_read+0xba/0x1120 fs/seq_file.c:165

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (&p->lock){+.+.}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:756 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0xc4/0x1310 kernel/locking/mutex.c:893
       seq_read+0xba/0x1120 fs/seq_file.c:165
       do_loop_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:695 [inline]
       do_loop_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:682 [inline]
       do_iter_read+0x3eb/0x5b0 fs/read_write.c:919
       vfs_readv+0xc8/0x120 fs/read_write.c:981
       kernel_readv fs/splice.c:361 [inline]
       default_file_splice_read+0x418/0x910 fs/splice.c:416
       do_splice_to+0xfb/0x140 fs/splice.c:880
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x207/0x730 fs/splice.c:952
       do_splice_direct+0x164/0x210 fs/splice.c:1061
       do_sendfile+0x47f/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:1441
       SYSC_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1502 [inline]
       SyS_sendfile64+0xff/0x110 fs/read_write.c:1488
       do_syscall_64+0x1d5/0x640 arch/x86/entry/common.c:292
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xbb

-> #2 (sb_writers#3){.+.+}:
       percpu_down_read_preempt_disable include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:36 [inline]
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:59 [inline]
       __sb_start_write+0x64/0x260 fs/super.c:1342
       sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1549 [inline]
       mnt_want_write+0x3a/0xb0 fs/namespace.c:386
       ovl_create_object+0x75/0x1d0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:538
       lookup_open+0x77a/0x1750 fs/namei.c:3241
       do_last fs/namei.c:3334 [inline]
       path_openat+0xe08/0x2970 fs/namei.c:3569
       do_filp_open+0x179/0x3c0 fs/namei.c:3603
       do_sys_open+0x296/0x410 fs/open.c:1081
       do_syscall_64+0x1d5/0x640 arch/x86/entry/common.c:292
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xbb

-> #1 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){++++}:
       down_read+0x36/0x80 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:24
       inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:729 [inline]
       do_last fs/namei.c:3333 [inline]
       path_openat+0x149b/0x2970 fs/namei.c:3569
       do_filp_open+0x179/0x3c0 fs/namei.c:3603
       do_open_execat+0xd3/0x450 fs/exec.c:849
       do_execveat_common+0x711/0x1f30 fs/exec.c:1755
       do_execve fs/exec.c:1860 [inline]
       SYSC_execve fs/exec.c:1941 [inline]
       SyS_execve+0x3b/0x50 fs/exec.c:1936
       do_syscall_64+0x1d5/0x640 arch/x86/entry/common.c:292
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xbb

-> #0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}:
       lock_acquire+0x170/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3998
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:756 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0xc4/0x1310 kernel/locking/mutex.c:893
       lock_trace fs/proc/base.c:407 [inline]
       proc_pid_syscall+0xa7/0x2a0 fs/proc/base.c:639
       proc_single_show+0xe7/0x150 fs/proc/base.c:761
       seq_read+0x4cf/0x1120 fs/seq_file.c:237
       do_loop_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:695 [inline]
       do_loop_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:682 [inline]
       do_iter_read+0x3eb/0x5b0 fs/read_write.c:919
       vfs_readv+0xc8/0x120 fs/read_write.c:981
       kernel_readv fs/splice.c:361 [inline]
       default_file_splice_read+0x418/0x910 fs/splice.c:416
       do_splice_to+0xfb/0x140 fs/splice.c:880
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x207/0x730 fs/splice.c:952
       do_splice_direct+0x164/0x210 fs/splice.c:1061
       do_sendfile+0x47f/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:1441
       SYSC_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1502 [inline]
       SyS_sendfile64+0xff/0x110 fs/read_write.c:1488
       do_syscall_64+0x1d5/0x640 arch/x86/entry/common.c:292
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xbb

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &sig->cred_guard_mutex --> sb_writers#3 --> &p->lock

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&p->lock);
                               lock(sb_writers#3);
                               lock(&p->lock);
  lock(&sig->cred_guard_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by syz-executor218/7975:
 #0:  (sb_writers#3){.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff8186badf>] file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2712 [inline]
 #0:  (sb_writers#3){.+.+}, at: [<ffffffff8186badf>] do_sendfile+0x84f/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:1440
 #1:  (&p->lock){+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff818e9f5a>] seq_read+0xba/0x1120 fs/seq_file.c:165

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 7975 Comm: syz-executor218 Not tainted 4.14.234-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011
Call Trace:
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:17 [inline]
 dump_stack+0x1b2/0x281 lib/dump_stack.c:58
 print_circular_bug.constprop.0.cold+0x2d7/0x41e kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1258
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1905 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2022 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2464 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2e0e/0x3f20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3491
 lock_acquire+0x170/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3998
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:756 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0xc4/0x1310 kernel/locking/mutex.c:893
 lock_trace fs/proc/base.c:407 [inline]
 proc_pid_syscall+0xa7/0x2a0 fs/proc/base.c:639
 proc_single_show+0xe7/0x150 fs/proc/base.c:761
 seq_read+0x4cf/0x1120 fs/seq_file.c:237
 do_loop_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:695 [inline]
 do_loop_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:682 [inline]
 do_iter_read+0x3eb/0x5b0 fs/read_write.c:919
 vfs_readv+0xc8/0x120 fs/read_write.c:981
 kernel_readv fs/splice.c:361 [inline]
 default_file_splice_read+0x418/0x910 fs/splice.c:416
 do_splice_to+0xfb/0x140 fs/splice.c:880
 splice_direct_to_actor+0x207/0x730 fs/splice.c:952
 do_splice_direct+0x164/0x210 fs/splice.c:1061
 do_sendfile+0x47f/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:1441
 SYSC_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1502 [inline]
 SyS_sendfile64+0xff/0x110 fs/read_write.c:1488
 do_syscall_64+0x1d5/0x640 arch/x86/entry/common.c:292
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xbb
RIP: 0033:0x43f239
RSP: 002b:00007ffcd4493098 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000028
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000400488 RCX: 000000000043f239
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000003 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007ffcd44930a0 R08: 68742f636f72702f R09: 68742f636f72702f
R10: 0000000000000007 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00000000004031c0
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00000000004ad018 R15: 0000

Crashes (19):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2021/05/29 10:39 linux-4.14.y ad8397a84e1e 858ea628 .config console log report syz C ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2020/10/05 07:38 linux-4.14.y cbfa1702aaf6 5ef9c291 .config console log report syz C ci2-linux-4-14
2022/01/15 08:39 linux-4.14.y 4ba8e26127c3 723cfaf0 .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/12/05 11:15 linux-4.14.y 66722c42ec91 a617004c .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/04/23 02:53 linux-4.14.y cf256fbcbe34 590921a5 .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/04/12 23:19 linux-4.14.y 958e517f4e16 6a81331a .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/04/09 01:22 linux-4.14.y 0cc244011f40 6a81331a .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/04/07 16:02 linux-4.14.y 0cc244011f40 6a81331a .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/04/06 23:05 linux-4.14.y bd634aa64163 6a81331a .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/04/02 10:38 linux-4.14.y bd634aa64163 6a81331a .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/03/28 06:32 linux-4.14.y 670d6552eda8 a8529b82 .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/03/24 12:25 linux-4.14.y 670d6552eda8 e613994b .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2021/01/24 19:30 linux-4.14.y 2d2791fce891 52e37319 .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14 possible deadlock in proc_pid_syscall
2020/12/22 20:34 linux-4.14.y 3f2ecb86cb90 04201c06 .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14
2020/11/16 09:55 linux-4.14.y 27ce4f2a6817 1bf9a662 .config console log report info ci2-linux-4-14
2020/08/19 01:24 linux-4.14.y 14b58326976d e1c29030 .config console log report ci2-linux-4-14
2020/08/15 09:50 linux-4.14.y 14b58326976d 5ce13532 .config console log report ci2-linux-4-14
2020/08/14 03:30 linux-4.14.y 14b58326976d 54ce1ed6 .config console log report ci2-linux-4-14
2020/08/09 14:09 linux-4.14.y 14b58326976d 70301872 .config console log report ci2-linux-4-14
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.