* Re: [syzbot] [integrity?] [lsm?] possible deadlock in configfs_read_iter
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@ 2026-09-03 8:04 ` syzbot
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From: syzbot @ 2026-09-03 8:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: a.hindborg, dmitry.kasatkin, eric.snowberg, jmorris, leitao,
linux-fsdevel, linux-integrity, linux-kernel,
linux-security-module, paul, roberto.sassu, serge, syzkaller-bugs,
zohar
syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 940de590b839 Merge tag 'hardening-v7.3-rc2' of git://git.k..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=164270f9580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=8c5c3949d762a91f
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d2085ac2d653b9e383e2
compiler: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
syz repro: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14e850f9580000
C reproducer: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=114270f9580000
Downloadable assets:
disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d900f083ada3/non_bootable_disk-940de590.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/64f87fb4f049/vmlinux-940de590.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/917bd28bbd2d/bzImage-940de590.xz
IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+d2085ac2d653b9e383e2@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
nvmet: adding nsid 1 to subsystem testsubsys
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.17/5927 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88802cf0e080 (&buffer->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: configfs_read_iter+0x79/0x6f0 fs/configfs/file.c:86
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88802405fe48 (&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: process_measurement+0x5ab/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:319
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #3 (&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
process_measurement+0x5ab/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:319
ima_file_check+0xc3/0x110 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:685
security_file_post_open+0xc4/0x210 security/security.c:2755
do_open fs/namei.c:4839 [inline]
path_openat+0x5cd/0x2440 fs/namei.c:5000
do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:5029
file_open_name+0x1c3/0x3e0 fs/open.c:1375
filp_open+0x2e/0x50 fs/open.c:1392
nvmet_file_ns_enable+0x95/0x420 drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c:41
nvmet_ns_enable+0x35f/0x5d0 drivers/nvme/target/core.c:596
nvmet_ns_enable_store+0x11e/0x160 drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c:737
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x302/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6af/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #2 (&subsys->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
nvmet_ns_device_path_store+0x57/0x1c0 drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c:538
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x302/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6af/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #1 (&p->frag_sem){.+.+}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
down_read+0x99/0x4c0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:205 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x218/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6af/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #0 (&buffer->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1492/0x1ec0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5254
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
configfs_read_iter+0x79/0x6f0 fs/configfs/file.c:86
__kernel_read+0x397/0xad0 fs/read_write.c:532
integrity_kernel_read+0x7e/0xb0 security/integrity/iint.c:28
ima_calc_file_hash_tfm+0x25e/0x350 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:222
ima_calc_file_hash+0x1e3/0x380 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:280
ima_collect_measurement+0x94f/0xb30 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c:300
process_measurement+0xdfe/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:425
ima_file_check+0xc3/0x110 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:685
security_file_post_open+0xc4/0x210 security/security.c:2755
do_open fs/namei.c:4839 [inline]
path_openat+0x5cd/0x2440 fs/namei.c:5000
do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:5029
do_sys_openat2+0x10f/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1417
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1423 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1439 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1434 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1434
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
&buffer->mutex --> &subsys->lock --> &ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]);
lock(&subsys->lock);
lock(&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]);
lock(&buffer->mutex);
*** DEADLOCK ***
locks held by syz.0.17/5927: 1, last CPU#3:
#0: ffff88802405fe48 (&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: process_measurement+0x5ab/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:319
stack backtrace:
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 5927 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1be kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2059
check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2191
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1492/0x1ec0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5254
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
configfs_read_iter+0x79/0x6f0 fs/configfs/file.c:86
__kernel_read+0x397/0xad0 fs/read_write.c:532
integrity_kernel_read+0x7e/0xb0 security/integrity/iint.c:28
ima_calc_file_hash_tfm+0x25e/0x350 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:222
ima_calc_file_hash+0x1e3/0x380 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:280
ima_collect_measurement+0x94f/0xb30 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c:300
process_measurement+0xdfe/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:425
ima_file_check+0xc3/0x110 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:685
security_file_post_open+0xc4/0x210 security/security.c:2755
do_open fs/namei.c:4839 [inline]
path_openat+0x5cd/0x2440 fs/namei.c:5000
do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:5029
do_sys_openat2+0x10f/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1417
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1423 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1439 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1434 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1434
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f57f139e159
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffd81407e38 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f57f1625fa0 RCX: 00007f57f139e159
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000200000000240 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007f57f1435024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f57f1625fac R14: 00007f57f1625fa0 R15: 00007f57f1625fa0
</TASK>
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