From: syzbot <syzbot+eaae8fa60ce81f1e4eeb@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp
Cc: jmorris@namei.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, paul@paul-moore.com,
penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp, serge@hallyn.com,
syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com, takedakn@nttdata.co.jp
Subject: Re: [syzbot] [tomoyo?] KMSAN: uninit-value in tomoyo_path_chown (3)
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:44:00 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6a3f6320.ac7367b4.6675.000a.GAE@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <790d4d56-4c24-4468-b588-722e6aa86ba1@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> On 2026/06/17 17:41, syzbot wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> syzbot found the following issue on:
>>
>> HEAD commit: 2b414a95b8f7 Merge tag 's390-7.1-5' of git://git.kernel.or..
>> git tree: upstream
>> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=12cff156580000
>> kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=a0ca3b8cb3875012
>> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=eaae8fa60ce81f1e4eeb
>> 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.
>>
>
> The AI's analysis
>
> In this case, `chown_common()` skips setting `newattrs.ia_vfsuid` and `newattrs.ia_vfsgid`.
>
> at https://syzkaller.appspot.com/ai_job?id=abea5dd9-2a6e-4669-a927-d87ef7833666 is wrong.
> We always set newattrs.ia_vfsuid and newattrs.ia_vfsgid before checking for -1.
>
> retry_deleg:
> newattrs.ia_vfsuid = INVALID_VFSUID;
> newattrs.ia_vfsgid = INVALID_VFSGID;
> newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_CTIME;
> if ((user != (uid_t)-1) && !setattr_vfsuid(&newattrs, uid))
> return -EINVAL;
> if ((group != (gid_t)-1) && !setattr_vfsgid(&newattrs, gid))
> return -EINVAL;
>
> Therefore, unless VFS people find something that can cause this problem,
> this would be a random memory corruption which confused KMSAN.
>
> #syz set subsystems: unclassified
>
> #syz set no-reminders
>
Command #1:
The specified label value is incorrect.
"unclassified" is not among the allowed values.
Please use one of the supported label values.
The following labels are suported:
actionable, missing-backport, no-reminders, prio: {low, normal, high}, subsystems: {..
see below ..}
The list of subsystems: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/upstream/subsystems?all=true
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-27 5:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-17 8:41 [syzbot] [tomoyo?] KMSAN: uninit-value in tomoyo_path_chown (3) syzbot
2026-06-27 5:43 ` Tetsuo Handa
2026-06-27 5:44 ` syzbot [this message]
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