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panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (29)

Status: fixed on 2025/09/19 06:07
Fix commit: 2f7f776a4464 Automated rollback of changelist 798788535
First crash: 160d, last: 156d
Similar bugs (28)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (18) 2 4 883d 883d 26/26 fixed on 2023/09/13 00:17
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (9) 2 C 262 1463d 1460d 14/26 fixed on 2022/02/10 01:56
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (7) 2 C 45305 1565d 1594d 14/26 fixed on 2021/10/27 00:49
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (3) 2 C 20051 1986d 2521d 0/26 fixed on 2020/09/09 05:34
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (23) 2 C 4239 691d 696d 26/26 fixed on 2024/03/19 11:42
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (22) 2 1 801d 801d 26/26 fixed on 2023/12/01 06:13
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (10) 2 C 11 1416d 1422d 14/26 fixed on 2022/03/25 11:21
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (12) 2 C 31 1115d 1176d 18/26 fixed on 2023/01/23 05:20
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (28) 2 C 21 361d 362d 26/26 fixed on 2025/02/13 10:39
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (26) 2 C 7905 443d 451d 26/26 fixed on 2024/11/22 02:29
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (21) 2 1 815d 815d 26/26 fixed on 2023/11/17 08:30
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (14) 2 C 753 1076d 1077d 18/26 fixed on 2023/02/28 09:05
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference 2 C 20682 2734d 2787d 0/26 fixed on 2018/08/19 04:32
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (25) 2 1 553d 553d 26/26 fixed on 2024/08/06 09:03
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (27) 2 C 1117 441d 443d 26/26 fixed on 2024/11/23 14:37
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (24) 2 92 684d 684d 0/26 closed as invalid on 2024/03/26 13:32
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (13) 2 C 2752 1077d 1080d 18/26 fixed on 2023/02/27 08:23
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (8) 2 C 214 1467d 1492d 14/26 fixed on 2022/02/01 22:27
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (2) 2 C 4493 2709d 2730d 0/26 fixed on 2018/10/15 18:31
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (17) 2 2 919d 919d 26/26 fixed on 2023/08/04 01:52
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (5) 2 syz 62 1860d 1904d 14/26 fixed on 2021/01/06 10:11
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (11) 2 C 2733 1185d 1279d 14/26 fixed on 2022/11/11 17:56
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (19) 2 C 79 858d 871d 26/26 fixed on 2023/10/05 23:05
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (20) 2 C 8 829d 836d 26/26 fixed on 2023/11/02 02:06
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (16) 2 C 48 921d 928d 26/26 fixed on 2023/08/02 12:57
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (30) 2 C 16194 135d 135d 26/26 fixed on 2025/09/26 06:32
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (15) 2 1 968d 968d 26/26 fixed on 2023/07/12 19:22
gvisor panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (4) 2 C 4 1920d 1938d 0/26 fixed on 2020/11/13 09:22

Sample crash report:
panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
[signal SIGSEGV: segmentation violation code=0x1 addr=0x0 pc=0xae661c]

goroutine 865302 gp=0xc002f2e380 m=14 mp=0xc000601008 [running]:
panic({0x1230580?, 0x21eeb50?})
	GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go:811 +0x168 fp=0xc0030d3620 sp=0xc0030d3570 pc=0x4788c8
runtime.panicmem(...)
	GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go:262
runtime.sigpanic()
	GOROOT/src/runtime/signal_unix.go:925 +0x359 fp=0xc0030d3680 sp=0xc0030d3620 pc=0x47b319
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/socket/control.(*scmCredentials).Credentials(0x0, 0xc005723208)
	pkg/sentry/socket/control/control.go:162 +0x1c fp=0xc0030d36a8 sp=0xc0030d3680 pc=0xae661c
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/socket/unix.(*Socket).GetPeerCreds(0xc0030d3710?, 0xc005723208)
	pkg/sentry/socket/unix/unix.go:531 +0xc4 fp=0xc0030d36e8 sp=0xc0030d36a8 pc=0xbd32e4
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack.getSockOptSocket(0x90c0a0?, {0x167cde0, 0xc004fb9140}, {0x3fbac8605f90, 0xc00298c840}, 0xc005723208?, 0xc0030d38f8?, 0xa98c05?, 0x0?)
	pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go:983 +0x5e6 fp=0xc0030d3878 sp=0xc0030d36e8 pc=0xbba146
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack.GetSockOpt(0xa75c20?, {0x167cde0?, 0xc004fb9140?}, {0x3fbac8605f90?, 0xc00298c840?}, 0xc005723208?, 0xc0036e6850?, 0xc0030d398c?, 0x0?, 0x200000000100, ...)
	pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go:930 +0x57 fp=0xc0030d38d0 sp=0xc0030d3878 pc=0xbb9a17
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/socket/unix.(*Socket).GetSockOpt(0xc004fb9140, 0xc005723208, 0x1, 0x11, 0x200000000100, 0xc)
	pkg/sentry/socket/unix/unix.go:139 +0xcb fp=0xc0030d3948 sp=0xc0030d38d0 pc=0xbd052b
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/syscalls/linux.getSockOpt(0x1658130?, {0x167cde0?, 0xc004fb9140?}, 0xc0030d39dc?, 0x0?, 0xc0001374a0?, 0x0?)
	pkg/sentry/syscalls/linux/sys_socket.go:513 +0x130 fp=0xc0030d39a0 sp=0xc0030d3948 pc=0xc44790
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/syscalls/linux.GetSockOpt(0xc005723208, 0xc0053a5ae8?, {{0x3}, {0x1}, {0x11}, {0x200000000100}, {0x200000000140}, {0x0}})
	pkg/sentry/syscalls/linux/sys_socket.go:468 +0x1d8 fp=0xc0030d3a78 sp=0xc0030d39a0 pc=0xc43f18
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel.(*Task).executeSyscall(0xc005723208, 0x37, {{0x3}, {0x1}, {0x11}, {0x200000000100}, {0x200000000140}, {0x0}})
	pkg/sentry/kernel/task_syscall.go:143 +0x655 fp=0xc0030d3ca8 sp=0xc0030d3a78 pc=0xa96735
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel.(*Task).doSyscallInvoke(0xc005723208, 0x37, {{0x3}, {0x1}, {0x11}, {0x200000000100}, {0x200000000140}, {0x0}})
	pkg/sentry/kernel/task_syscall.go:323 +0x45 fp=0xc0030d3d00 sp=0xc0030d3ca8 pc=0xa97885
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel.(*Task).doSyscallEnter(0xc005723208, 0x37, {{0x3}, {0x1}, {0x11}, {0x200000000100}, {0x200000000140}, {0x0}})
	pkg/sentry/kernel/task_syscall.go:283 +0x65 fp=0xc0030d3d50 sp=0xc0030d3d00 pc=0xa975a5
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel.(*Task).doSyscall(0xc002060210?)
	pkg/sentry/kernel/task_syscall.go:258 +0x2a5 fp=0xc0030d3e28 sp=0xc0030d3d50 pc=0xa97325
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel.(*runApp).execute(0xc004a81170?, 0xc005723208)
	pkg/sentry/kernel/task_run.go:269 +0xebc fp=0xc0030d3f30 sp=0xc0030d3e28 pc=0xa8d19c
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel.(*Task).run(0xc005723208, 0xe91a)
	pkg/sentry/kernel/task_run.go:97 +0x214 fp=0xc0030d3fc0 sp=0xc0030d3f30 pc=0xa8bc74
gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel.(*Task).Start.gowrap1()
	pkg/sentry/kernel/task_start.go:416 +0x25 fp=0xc0030d3fe0 sp=0xc0030d3fc0 pc=0xa95185
runtime.goexit({})
	src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1700 +0x1 fp=0xc0030d3fe8 sp=0xc0030d3fe0 pc=0x4816e1
created by gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel.(*Task).Start in goroutine 865301
	pkg/sentry/kernel/task_start.go:416 +0xc5

Crashes (7):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/09/02 18:13 gvisor 376319f48048 73911b88 console log report syz / log C ci-gvisor-kvm panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
2025/09/01 05:43 gvisor 376319f48048 807a3b61 console log report syz / log C ci-gvisor-ptrace-3 panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
2025/09/01 18:30 gvisor 376319f48048 807a3b61 console log report syz / log C ci-gvisor-arm64-systrap-1 panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
2025/09/01 04:58 gvisor 376319f48048 807a3b61 .config console log report syz / log ci-gvisor-ptrace-2-cover panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
2025/09/04 11:05 gvisor 1f322159d285 d291dd2d console log report syz / log ci-gvisor-arm64-ptrace-1 panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
2025/09/01 04:55 gvisor 376319f48048 807a3b61 .config console log report syz / log ci-gvisor-arm64-ptrace-1-cover panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
2025/09/03 20:55 gvisor b3f689ce6cd2 19216959 console log report info ci-gvisor-kvm panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.