From: syzbot <syzbot+c686c6b197d10ff3a749@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: johannes@sipsolutions.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: [syzbot] [wireless?] KMSAN: uninit-value in nl80211_send_pmsr_capa
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:07:31 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <69a67aa3.a70a0220.b118c.000a.GAE@google.com> (raw)
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: eb71ab2bf722 Merge tag 'bpf-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=10b7d0ba580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=10f867da86e38691
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=c686c6b197d10ff3a749
compiler: Debian clang version 21.1.8 (++20251221033036+2078da43e25a-1~exp1~20251221153213.50), Debian LLD 21.1.8
Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.
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Reported-by: syzbot+c686c6b197d10ff3a749@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
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BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in nl80211_send_pmsr_ftm_capa net/wireless/nl80211.c:2302 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in nl80211_send_pmsr_capa+0x6fe/0x1b50 net/wireless/nl80211.c:2404
nl80211_send_pmsr_ftm_capa net/wireless/nl80211.c:2302 [inline]
nl80211_send_pmsr_capa+0x6fe/0x1b50 net/wireless/nl80211.c:2404
nl80211_send_wiphy+0x1464/0x96d0 net/wireless/nl80211.c:3302
nl80211_dump_wiphy+0x5b6/0xc80 net/wireless/nl80211.c:3447
genl_dumpit+0x14e/0x2a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1026
netlink_dump+0xbaa/0x1800 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2325
netlink_recvmsg+0xc8a/0xfe0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1976
sock_recvmsg_nosec+0x23e/0x2e0 net/socket.c:1078
____sys_recvmsg+0x4e5/0x620 net/socket.c:2810
___sys_recvmsg+0x20b/0x850 net/socket.c:2854
do_recvmmsg+0x40e/0xdf0 net/socket.c:2949
__sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3023 [inline]
__do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3046 [inline]
__se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3039 [inline]
__x64_sys_recvmmsg+0x383/0x500 net/socket.c:3039
x64_sys_call+0x96d/0x3ea0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:300
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x134/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Uninit was stored to memory at:
mac80211_hwsim_new_radio+0x60b8/0x7e20 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:5837
hwsim_new_radio_nl+0x1839/0x3160 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:6504
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x338/0x3f0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
genl_rcv_msg+0xac5/0xc00 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
netlink_rcv_skb+0x54d/0x680 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550
genl_rcv+0x41/0x60 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0xf04/0x12b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
netlink_sendmsg+0x10b2/0x1250 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0xfe7/0x1080 net/socket.c:2592
___sys_sendmsg+0x271/0x3b0 net/socket.c:2646
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2678 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2683 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2681 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x211/0x3e0 net/socket.c:2681
x64_sys_call+0x1e20/0x3ea0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x134/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Uninit was created at:
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4522 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4844 [inline]
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x35e/0x1260 mm/slub.c:5353
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:950 [inline]
hwsim_new_radio_nl+0x1705/0x3160 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:6492
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x338/0x3f0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
genl_rcv_msg+0xac5/0xc00 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
netlink_rcv_skb+0x54d/0x680 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550
genl_rcv+0x41/0x60 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0xf04/0x12b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
netlink_sendmsg+0x10b2/0x1250 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0xfe7/0x1080 net/socket.c:2592
___sys_sendmsg+0x271/0x3b0 net/socket.c:2646
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2678 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2683 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2681 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x211/0x3e0 net/socket.c:2681
x64_sys_call+0x1e20/0x3ea0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x134/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 15981 Comm: syz.5.4560 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
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