WARNING in u32_change

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/02/22 19:31
Reported-by: syzbot+512f29e28a6f2f187bd0@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 207d, last: 1d03h
Bug presence (1)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2026/05/31 upstream (ToT) 174914ea5513 C Failed due to an error; will retry later
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.6 WARNING in u32_change origin:upstream missing-backport -1 syz, C inconclusive 310 8h34m 207d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/02/22 20:25
upstream WARNING in u32_change (2) net -1 syz, C error 760 155d 197d 29/29 fixed on 2026/05/21 07:50
upstream WARNING in u32_change net -1 syz, C 28 1356d 1453d 22/29 fixed on 2023/02/24 13:50

Sample crash report:
netlink: 24 bytes leftover after parsing attributes in process `syz.0.17'.
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memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 32) of single field "&new->sel" at net/sched/cls_u32.c:853 (size 16)
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 4482 at net/sched/cls_u32.c:853 u32_init_knode net/sched/cls_u32.c:853 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 4482 at net/sched/cls_u32.c:853 u32_change+0x1748/0x2018 net/sched/cls_u32.c:919
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 PID: 4482 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/07/2026
pstate: 62400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : u32_init_knode net/sched/cls_u32.c:853 [inline]
pc : u32_change+0x1748/0x2018 net/sched/cls_u32.c:919
lr : u32_init_knode net/sched/cls_u32.c:853 [inline]
lr : u32_change+0x1748/0x2018 net/sched/cls_u32.c:919
sp : ffff800020f16c60
x29: ffff800020f16dc0 x28: ffff0000d5b76400 x27: 1fffe0001ab6ec8d
x26: ffff800020f16f40 x25: ffff0000d5b77c00 x24: dfff800000000000
x23: 0000000000000010 x22: ffff7000041e2d9c x21: dfff800000000000
x20: ffff800020f17460 x19: ffff800017d7f000 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 20646c6569662065 x16: ffff8000082dd25c x15: 2029323320657a69
x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 1ffff000041e2cdc x12: 0000000000000000
x11: ff00800008195f68 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 6f3069b14f5cf100
x8 : 6f3069b14f5cf100 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000001
x5 : ffff800020f166f8 x4 : ffff800015484e80 x3 : ffff80000831d368
x2 : 0000000000000001 x1 : 0000000100000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
Call trace:
 u32_init_knode net/sched/cls_u32.c:853 [inline]
 u32_change+0x1748/0x2018 net/sched/cls_u32.c:919
 tc_new_tfilter+0xdc8/0x1468 net/sched/cls_api.c:2194
 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x6d4/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6157
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x220/0x3ec net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2516
 rtnetlink_rcv+0x28/0x38 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6184
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x5fc/0x80c net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
 netlink_sendmsg+0x6f0/0x9d8 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1877
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:730 [inline]
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x588/0x90c net/socket.c:2519
 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2573 [inline]
 __sys_sendmmsg+0x320/0x7ec net/socket.c:2659
 __do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2688 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2685 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_sendmmsg+0xa4/0xc0 net/socket.c:2685
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
 el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
 do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
 el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585
irq event stamp: 2902
hardirqs last  enabled at (2901): [<ffff8000083138a0>] __up_console_sem+0xb4/0xfc kernel/printk/printk.c:261
hardirqs last disabled at (2902): [<ffff800011b9d0cc>] el1_dbg+0x24/0x80 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:405
softirqs last  enabled at (2896): [<ffff8000081ae3b4>] softirq_handle_end kernel/softirq.c:439 [inline]
softirqs last  enabled at (2896): [<ffff8000081ae3b4>] handle_softirqs+0xb1c/0xc90 kernel/softirq.c:624
softirqs last disabled at (2865): [<ffff800008020e6c>] __do_softirq+0x14/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:630
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Zero length message leads to an empty skb

Crashes (434):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/11 23:55 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 b6a5eeb7 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/06/03 20:16 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 234057e5 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/02/23 02:33 linux-6.1.y 779f9571ac3e 6e7b5511 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/02/23 01:05 linux-6.1.y 779f9571ac3e 6e7b5511 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/02/22 23:46 linux-6.1.y 779f9571ac3e 6e7b5511 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/02/22 22:14 linux-6.1.y 779f9571ac3e 6e7b5511 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/02/22 20:51 linux-6.1.y 779f9571ac3e 6e7b5511 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/14 21:58 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/14 04:26 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/13 13:02 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/13 10:39 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/13 10:37 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/13 04:00 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/12 09:40 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/11 18:02 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 b6a5eeb7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/10 18:06 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 1fe56c0a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/07 01:38 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/06 14:11 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/02 22:35 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/01 17:37 linux-6.1.y d64a499eea6b 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/28 17:27 linux-6.1.y d64a499eea6b e2fa417d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/26 10:18 linux-6.1.y 05208478041c 6a91adb4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/24 17:44 linux-6.1.y 05208478041c b55bd4c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/23 00:25 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/22 13:26 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/21 12:01 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/21 04:24 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/20 15:37 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/13 01:10 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 359b2492 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/12 12:33 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/12 01:01 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 71790083 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/09 20:26 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/09 07:21 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/07 23:13 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e e4ef95d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/07 04:34 linux-6.1.y 03f3a99e8e93 c38879ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/07 03:22 linux-6.1.y 03f3a99e8e93 c38879ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/16 17:32 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 12a0a44a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/15 12:59 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/13 20:55 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/13 09:24 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/12 07:37 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/11 22:46 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 b6a5eeb7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/10 22:02 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 1fe56c0a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/10 07:24 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 4e8b1cc6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/03 00:56 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/09/02 00:03 linux-6.1.y d64a499eea6b 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/26 07:39 linux-6.1.y 05208478041c 6a91adb4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/21 19:34 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/21 09:55 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/14 22:51 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 6f9b3e89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/14 19:39 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 6f9b3e89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/14 06:57 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e b13552fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/12 15:04 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/07 18:37 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e e4ef95d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/07 00:42 linux-6.1.y 03f3a99e8e93 c38879ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/08/06 06:57 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 cd5b1963 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
2026/02/22 19:31 linux-6.1.y 779f9571ac3e 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 WARNING in u32_change
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.