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From: Yash Suthar <yashsuthar983@gmail.com>
To: linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rostedt@goodmis.org,
	mhiramat@kernel.org, glider@google.com, nogikh@google.com,
	mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com, syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com,
	syzbot+2dd9d02f60775ce5c1fb@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [syzbot] [trace?] KASAN: use-after-free Write in ring_buffer_read_page
Date: Mon,  8 Jun 2026 19:31:55 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260608140156.136897-1-yashsuthar983@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAG_fn=WVfi9=M8VjJQt8jCpXf-0D30-BQDCZZM+FX_0d8V+yhA@mail.gmail.com>


From syzbot initial report, I noticed that
ring_buffer_read_page() checks data_page->order against
buffer->subbuf_order , whereas in while
ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() updates subbuf_size before
replacing the old pages. I think this allows reader to
use older spare page while observing a newer sub-buffer size.

That could explain the report (KASAN UAF, memset of 16308
bytes order 2 into an order 0 spare), while the AI
reproducer may hit a related race later in via copy_to_user()
tracing_buffers_read().

Before spending more time on a fix, does this sound
correct, or i am missing something in between?

Sincerely,
Yash Suthar

      reply	other threads:[~2026-06-08 14:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-02 13:45 [syzbot] [trace?] KASAN: use-after-free Write in ring_buffer_read_page syzbot
2026-06-02 16:28 ` Steven Rostedt
2026-06-03  1:34   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-06-03  6:38     ` Aleksandr Nogikh
2026-06-03  8:49       ` Alexander Potapenko
2026-06-08 14:01         ` Yash Suthar [this message]

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