[syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

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Hello,

syzbot found the following issue on:

HEAD commit:    fa582ca7e187 dpll: zl3073x: Fix build failure
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=146f9034580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=eaf2a9cf21578aa9
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7

Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.

Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/a704dcfc1b79/disk-fa582ca7.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/b47b9b6cceb4/vmlinux-fa582ca7.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/adcc93889faf/bzImage-fa582ca7.xz

IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:982 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __xfrm_state_delete+0x696/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:830
Write of size 8 at addr ffff888040300470 by task kworker/0:4/5933

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5933 Comm: kworker/0:4 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc7-syzkaller-02024-gfa582ca7e187 #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: events xfrm_state_gc_task
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x230 mm/kasan/report.c:480
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:593
 __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:982 [inline]
 hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0x696/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:830
 xfrm_timer_handler+0x18f/0xa00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:716
 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1761 [inline]
 __hrtimer_run_queues+0x52c/0xc60 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1825
 hrtimer_run_softirq+0x187/0x2b0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1842
 handle_softirqs+0x286/0x870 kernel/softirq.c:579
 do_softirq+0xec/0x180 kernel/softirq.c:480
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x17d/0x1c0 kernel/softirq.c:407
 spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:396 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0xd1/0x6a0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:629
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464
 ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 13089:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:319 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:345
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4148 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4197 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4204
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 pfkey_msg2xfrm_state net/key/af_key.c:1122 [inline]
 pfkey_add+0x6e4/0x2e00 net/key/af_key.c:1504
 pfkey_process net/key/af_key.c:2848 [inline]
 pfkey_sendmsg+0xbfe/0x1090 net/key/af_key.c:3699
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 5934:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:247 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x62/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:264
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2381 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4643 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4745
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:618 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x518/0x6a0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:634
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464
 ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888040300440
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 48 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff888040300440, ffff8880403007e0)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0xffff888040302a80 pfn:0x40300
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801cae7dc0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
raw: ffff888040302a80 00000000800f000b 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801cae7dc0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
head: ffff888040302a80 00000000800f000b 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea000100c001 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 7981, tgid 7977 (syz.1.516), ts 145890504879, free_ts 145801949982
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1704
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1712 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3669
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:4959
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2419
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2451 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x3b0 mm/slub.c:2619
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2673 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbfc/0x1480 mm/slub.c:3859
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3949 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4024 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4185 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4204
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 xfrm_state_construct net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:889 [inline]
 xfrm_add_sa+0x17d1/0x4070 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1019
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
page last free pid 7991 tgid 7989 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1248 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xc71/0xe70 mm/page_alloc.c:2706
 discard_slab mm/slub.c:2717 [inline]
 __put_partials+0x161/0x1c0 mm/slub.c:3186
 put_cpu_partial+0x17c/0x250 mm/slub.c:3261
 __slab_free+0x2f7/0x400 mm/slub.c:4513
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:329
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4148 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4197 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x1c6/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4216
 shmem_alloc_inode+0x28/0x40 mm/shmem.c:5150
 alloc_inode+0x67/0x1b0 fs/inode.c:346
 new_inode+0x22/0x170 fs/inode.c:1145
 __shmem_get_inode mm/shmem.c:3049 [inline]
 shmem_get_inode+0x346/0xe90 mm/shmem.c:3123
 shmem_mknod+0x18c/0x3e0 mm/shmem.c:3844
 lookup_open fs/namei.c:3717 [inline]
 open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3816 [inline]
 path_openat+0x14f4/0x3830 fs/namei.c:4052
 do_filp_open+0x1fa/0x410 fs/namei.c:4082
 do_sys_openat2+0x121/0x1c0 fs/open.c:1437

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff888040300300: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff888040300380: fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff888040300400: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                                             ^
 ffff888040300480: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff888040300500: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


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Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:

HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/a4625f767959/disk-b1c92cdf.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/badbbc9af277/vmlinux-b1c92cdf.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d4420eb2b894/bzImage-b1c92cdf.xz

IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:830
Write of size 8 at addr ffff88802e995568 by task kworker/u8:1/13

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 13 Comm: kworker/u8:1 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
 hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:830
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:856 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x45f/0x770 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:939
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x497/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 7220:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1833
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2353
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 121:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:618 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x52d/0x6b0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:634
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88802e995540
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 40 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff88802e995540, ffff88802e9958e0)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x2e994
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801af8b500 ffffea0000c0bb00 0000000000000004
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801af8b500 ffffea0000c0bb00 0000000000000004
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea0000ba6501 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 6643, tgid 6643 (syz.0.607), ts 322721257081, free_ts 315414996241
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1833
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2353
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 6006 tgid 6006 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 __slab_free+0x303/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4591
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:340
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x1c6/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4248
 sock_alloc_inode+0x28/0xc0 net/socket.c:309
 alloc_inode+0x6a/0x1b0 fs/inode.c:346
 new_inode_pseudo include/linux/fs.h:3391 [inline]
 sock_alloc net/socket.c:624 [inline]
 __sock_create+0x12d/0x9f0 net/socket.c:1553
 sock_create net/socket.c:1647 [inline]
 __sys_socket_create net/socket.c:1684 [inline]
 __sys_socket+0xd7/0x1b0 net/socket.c:1731
 __do_sys_socket net/socket.c:1745 [inline]
 __se_sys_socket net/socket.c:1743 [inline]
 __x64_sys_socket+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:1743
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff88802e995400: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88802e995480: fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff88802e995500: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                                          ^
 ffff88802e995580: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88802e995600: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


---
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Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:831
Write of size 8 at addr ffff88805adca228 by task kworker/u8:3/49

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
 hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:831
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:857 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x45f/0x770 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:940
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x497/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 8781:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:734
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1834
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2354
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 5886:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:619 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x549/0x6d0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:635
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88805adca200
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 40 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff88805adca200, ffff88805adca5a0)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x5adc8
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
ksm flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff8880206d5b40 ffffea0000a56400 dead000000000003
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff8880206d5b40 ffffea0000a56400 dead000000000003
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea00016b7201 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 7652, tgid 7651 (syz.0.589), ts 110782357540, free_ts 110737724351
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:734
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1834
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2354
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 6376 tgid 6376 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 discard_slab mm/slub.c:2753 [inline]
 __put_partials+0x156/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:3218
 put_cpu_partial+0x17c/0x250 mm/slub.c:3293
 __slab_free+0x2d5/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4550
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:340
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 getname_flags+0xb8/0x540 fs/namei.c:146
 getname include/linux/fs.h:2918 [inline]
 __do_sys_unlink fs/namei.c:4696 [inline]
 __se_sys_unlink fs/namei.c:4694 [inline]
 __x64_sys_unlink+0x3a/0x50 fs/namei.c:4694
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff88805adca100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc
 ffff88805adca180: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff88805adca200: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                  ^
 ffff88805adca280: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88805adca300: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         b1c92cdf Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=15eb1862580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=13f62ef0580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	x->km.state++;
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
BUG: corrupted list in __xfrm_state_delete

 non-paged memory
list_del corruption, ffff88805ae82758->next is LIST_POISON1 (dead000000000100)
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:58!
Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9 Comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: events xfrm_state_gc_task
RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x10e/0x190 lib/list_debug.c:56
Code: 00 3a e3 8b 48 89 de e8 d0 79 57 fc 90 0f 0b 4c 89 e7 e8 f5 ff 31 fd 48 c7 c7 60 3a e3 8b 48 89 de 4c 89 e2 e8 b3 79 57 fc 90 <0f> 0b 4c 89 e7 e8 d8 ff 31 fd 48 c7 c7 c0 3a e3 8b 48 89 de 4c 89
RSP: 0018:ffffc900000e7900 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 000000000000004e RBX: ffff88805ae82758 RCX: 684aa0a479b90900
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000202 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 0000000000000004
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1bfa1ec R12: dead000000000100
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: dead000000000100 R15: dead000000000122
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125c18000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000562559a41950 CR3: 000000007bf98000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __list_del_entry_valid include/linux/list.h:124 [inline]
 __list_del_entry include/linux/list.h:215 [inline]
 list_del include/linux/list.h:229 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0xc2/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:821
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:858 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:619 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x54f/0x700 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:636
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
Modules linked in:
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x10e/0x190 lib/list_debug.c:56
Code: 00 3a e3 8b 48 89 de e8 d0 79 57 fc 90 0f 0b 4c 89 e7 e8 f5 ff 31 fd 48 c7 c7 60 3a e3 8b 48 89 de 4c 89 e2 e8 b3 79 57 fc 90 <0f> 0b 4c 89 e7 e8 d8 ff 31 fd 48 c7 c7 c0 3a e3 8b 48 89 de 4c 89
RSP: 0018:ffffc900000e7900 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 000000000000004e RBX: ffff88805ae82758 RCX: 684aa0a479b90900
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000202 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 0000000000000004
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1bfa1ec R12: dead000000000100
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: dead000000000100 R15: dead000000000122
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125c18000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000562559a41950 CR3: 000000007bf98000 CR4: 00000000003526f0


Tested on:

commit:         b1c92cdf Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=15a39862580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=10077a34580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	x->km.state++;
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
@@ -816,7 +818,11 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 
 		spin_lock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-		list_del(&x->km.all);
+		if (list_empty(&x->km.all)) {
+			spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		list_del_init(&x->km.all);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bydst);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bysrc);
 		if (x->km.seq)
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __xfrm_state_delete+0x5ff/0xc80 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:836
Write of size 8 at addr ffff888077c659a8 by task kworker/u8:3/49

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
 hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0x5ff/0xc80 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:836
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:862 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x45f/0x770 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:945
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x497/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 7549:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:735
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1839
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2359
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 6519:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:620 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x566/0x700 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:636
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888077c65980
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 40 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff888077c65980, ffff888077c65d20)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x77c64
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801b381280 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801b381280 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea0001df1901 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 7529, tgid 7528 (syz.0.521), ts 196999276626, free_ts 191028336513
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:735
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1839
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2359
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 6212 tgid 6212 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 __slab_free+0x303/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4591
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:340
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 getname_flags+0xb8/0x540 fs/namei.c:146
 getname include/linux/fs.h:2918 [inline]
 getname_maybe_null include/linux/fs.h:2925 [inline]
 vfs_fstatat+0x43/0x170 fs/stat.c:370
 __do_sys_newfstatat fs/stat.c:542 [inline]
 __se_sys_newfstatat fs/stat.c:536 [inline]
 __x64_sys_newfstatat+0x116/0x190 fs/stat.c:536
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff888077c65880: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc
 ffff888077c65900: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff888077c65980: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                  ^
 ffff888077c65a00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff888077c65a80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         b1c92cdf Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=148baef0580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=12b26862580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Sabrina Dubroca]

2025-08-24, 12:21:23 -0700, syzbot wrote:
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

This splat seems to be caused by commit 94f39804d891 ("xfrm: Duplicate
SPI Handling"), which removed the "newspi != 0" check before inserting
the state on the byspi list. But __xfrm_state_delete will only remove
states (in this case, when they expire) from the byspi list if
x->id.spi != 0.

So maybe something like this?

-------- 8< --------
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 78fcbb89cf32..d213ca3653a8 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -2583,6 +2583,8 @@ int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 low, u32 high,
 
 	for (h = 0; h < range; h++) {
 		u32 spi = (low == high) ? low : get_random_u32_inclusive(low, high);
+		if (spi == 0)
+			goto next;
 		newspi = htonl(spi);
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
@@ -2598,6 +2600,7 @@ int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 low, u32 high,
 		xfrm_state_put(x0);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
+next:
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
 			err = -ERESTARTSYS;
 			goto unlock;

-- 
Sabrina

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ void xfrm_dev_state_free(struct xfrm_sta
 void __xfrm_state_destroy(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	WARN_ON(x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD);
+	WARN_ON(!hlist_unhashed(&x->bydst));
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&xfrm_state_gc_lock);
 	hlist_add_head(&x->gclist, &xfrm_state_gc_list);
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
WARNING in __xfrm_state_destroy

------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1107 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 __xfrm_state_destroy+0x15f/0x190 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1107 Comm: kworker/u8:5 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
RIP: 0010:__xfrm_state_destroy+0x15f/0x190 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801
Code: 48 c7 c2 00 34 63 8f 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d e9 25 89 69 f7 e8 70 33 9f f7 90 0f 0b 90 e9 00 ff ff ff e8 62 33 9f f7 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 20 ff ff ff 44 89 f1 80 e1 07 38 c1 0f 8c c6 fe ff ff
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003aaf7f0 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8a2077ce RBX: ffff88806bb13308 RCX: ffff888026b2bc00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 0000000000000005 R08: ffff88806bb1336b R09: 1ffff1100d76266d
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed100d76266e R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: 1ffff1100d762662 R14: ffff88806bb13310 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125d18000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f3a61070008 CR3: 00000000777e6000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 xfrm_state_put include/net/xfrm.h:928 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x4ab/0x630 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:943
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>


Tested on:

commit:         df534e75 net: phylink: remove stale an_enabled from doc
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=17488634580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=1660c462580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ void xfrm_dev_state_free(struct xfrm_sta
 void __xfrm_state_destroy(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	WARN_ON(x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD);
+	WARN_ON(!hlist_unhashed(&x->bydst));
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&xfrm_state_gc_lock);
 	hlist_add_head(&x->gclist, &xfrm_state_gc_list);
@@ -934,14 +935,15 @@ restart:
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
 			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
+				if (x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD)
+					x->km.state++;
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
 				err = xfrm_state_delete(x);
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
-				if (!err)
-					cnt++;
+				cnt++;
 
 				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 				goto restart;
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
WARNING in __xfrm_state_destroy

------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 36 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 __xfrm_state_destroy+0x15f/0x190 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 36 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
RIP: 0010:__xfrm_state_destroy+0x15f/0x190 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801
Code: 48 c7 c2 00 34 63 8f 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d e9 25 89 69 f7 e8 70 33 9f f7 90 0f 0b 90 e9 00 ff ff ff e8 62 33 9f f7 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 20 ff ff ff 44 89 f1 80 e1 07 38 c1 0f 8c c6 fe ff ff
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000ac77f0 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8a2077ce RBX: ffff88807cc9c008 RCX: ffff8881404e1e00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 0000000000000005 R08: ffff88807cc9c06b R09: 1ffff1100f99380d
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed100f99380e R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: 1ffff1100f993802 R14: ffff88807cc9c010 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125d18000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000055eb8c9a1008 CR3: 0000000027f28000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 xfrm_state_put include/net/xfrm.h:928 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x4fd/0x6c0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:945
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>


Tested on:

commit:         df534e75 net: phylink: remove stale an_enabled from doc
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=13d69c42580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=10aaeef0580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -618,6 +618,8 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(notify_mutex);
+
 static void xfrm_state_gc_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state *x;
@@ -630,8 +632,10 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_task(struct wo
 
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
+	mutex_lock(&notify_mutex);
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(x, tmp, &gc_list, gclist)
 		xfrm_state_gc_destroy(x);
+	mutex_unlock(&notify_mutex);
 }
 
 static enum hrtimer_restart xfrm_timer_handler(struct hrtimer *me)
@@ -921,6 +925,7 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8
 {
 	int i, err = 0, cnt = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&notify_mutex);
 	spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 	err = xfrm_state_flush_secctx_check(net, proto, task_valid);
 	if (err)
@@ -950,6 +955,7 @@ restart:
 	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&notify_mutex);
 	if (cnt)
 		err = 0;
 
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Edward Adam Davis]

#syz test

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 78fcbb89cf32..b8b4843f9c6d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -932,7 +932,8 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
-			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
+			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto) &&
+			    x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in xfrm_alloc_spi

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm_state_lookup_spi_proto net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1714 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm_alloc_spi+0x570/0xf30 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2595
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88807bb0cd84 by task syz-executor246/14912

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 14912 Comm: syz-executor246 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 xfrm_state_lookup_spi_proto net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1714 [inline]
 xfrm_alloc_spi+0x570/0xf30 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2595
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x70b/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1873
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f06f4e4ba79
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 c1 17 00 00 90 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 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffd8ce44c18 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f06f4e4ba79
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000200000000440 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 000000000007a151 R08: 0000000000000006 R09: 0000000000000006
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffd8ce44c2c
R13: 431bde82d7b634db R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000001
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 12219:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:737
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1839
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2359
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 43:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:618 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x53b/0x6d0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:637
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88807bb0ccc0
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 196 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff88807bb0ccc0, ffff88807bb0d060)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x7bb0c
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff888140aa6640 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff888140aa6640 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea0001eec301 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 12205, tgid 12205 (syz-executor246), ts 469927494442, free_ts 450521370354
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:737
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1839
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2359
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 10426 tgid 10426 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 __folio_put+0x21b/0x2c0 mm/swap.c:112
 page_to_skb+0x738/0x930 drivers/net/virtio_net.c:941
 receive_mergeable drivers/net/virtio_net.c:2496 [inline]
 receive_buf+0x45f/0x15e0 drivers/net/virtio_net.c:2634
 virtnet_receive_packets drivers/net/virtio_net.c:2992 [inline]
 virtnet_receive drivers/net/virtio_net.c:3016 [inline]
 virtnet_poll+0x1fbc/0x2d80 drivers/net/virtio_net.c:3110
 __napi_poll+0xc7/0x360 net/core/dev.c:7506
 napi_poll net/core/dev.c:7569 [inline]
 net_rx_action+0x707/0xe30 net/core/dev.c:7696
 handle_softirqs+0x283/0x870 kernel/softirq.c:579
 do_softirq+0xec/0x180 kernel/softirq.c:480
 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x17d/0x1c0 kernel/softirq.c:407
 spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:396 [inline]
 xfrm_alloc_spi+0xae6/0xf30 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2620
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x70b/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1873
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff88807bb0cc80: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88807bb0cd00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
>ffff88807bb0cd80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                   ^
 ffff88807bb0ce00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88807bb0ce80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         3c149179 ibmvnic: Increase max subcrq indirect entries..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=12d9f862580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=130deef0580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:830
Write of size 8 at addr ffff888042050ce8 by task kworker/u8:4/74

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 74 Comm: kworker/u8:4 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
 hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:830
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:856 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x497/0x7d0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:940
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 7535:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1834
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2354
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 9:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:618 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x52d/0x6b0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:634
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888042050cc0
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 40 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff888042050cc0, ffff888042051060)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x42050
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88802229adc0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88802229adc0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea0001081401 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 7523, tgid 7522 (syz.0.524), ts 112083797676, free_ts 111991511473
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1834
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2354
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 49 tgid 49 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 stack_depot_save_flags+0x436/0x860 lib/stackdepot.c:727
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:48 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x4f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 mempool_alloc_noprof+0x1a4/0x510 mm/mempool.c:406
 bio_alloc_bioset+0x241/0x1110 block/bio.c:555
 bio_alloc_clone block/bio.c:866 [inline]
 bio_split+0x110/0x4a0 block/bio.c:1687
 bio_submit_split+0x96/0x5e0 block/blk-merge.c:115
 __bio_split_to_limits block/blk.h:402 [inline]
 blk_mq_submit_bio+0x166a/0x2520 block/blk-mq.c:3164
 __submit_bio+0x207/0x5a0 block/blk-core.c:635
 __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
 submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x505/0xb50 block/blk-core.c:751
 ext4_io_submit+0xe0/0x150 fs/ext4/page-io.c:404
 ext4_do_writepages+0xbba/0x4610 fs/ext4/inode.c:2881
 ext4_writepages+0x205/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:3025
 do_writepages+0x32e/0x550 mm/page-writeback.c:2634

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff888042050b80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff888042050c00: fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff888042050c80: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                                          ^
 ffff888042050d00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff888042050d80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         3c149179 ibmvnic: Increase max subcrq indirect entries..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=17fae462580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=10e79c42580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -618,6 +618,8 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(notify_mutex);
+
 static void xfrm_state_gc_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state *x;
@@ -630,8 +632,10 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_task(struct wo
 
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
+	mutex_lock(&notify_mutex);
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(x, tmp, &gc_list, gclist)
 		xfrm_state_gc_destroy(x);
+	mutex_unlock(&notify_mutex);
 }
 
 static enum hrtimer_restart xfrm_timer_handler(struct hrtimer *me)
@@ -921,6 +925,7 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8
 {
 	int i, err = 0, cnt = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&notify_mutex);
 	spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 	err = xfrm_state_flush_secctx_check(net, proto, task_valid);
 	if (err)
@@ -950,6 +955,7 @@ restart:
 	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&notify_mutex);
 	if (cnt)
 		err = 0;
 
@@ -2569,6 +2575,8 @@ int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x,
 	u32 range = high - low + 1;
 	__be32 newspi = 0;
 
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&notify_mutex))
+		return err;
 	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 	if (x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Target ACQUIRE is in DEAD state");
@@ -2612,6 +2620,7 @@ int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x,
 
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&notify_mutex);
 
 	return err;
 }
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in xfrm_alloc_spi

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm_state_lookup_spi_proto net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1714 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm_alloc_spi+0x5b5/0xf80 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2597
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88807d2351c4 by task syz-executor207/14761

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 14761 Comm: syz-executor207 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 xfrm_state_lookup_spi_proto net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1714 [inline]
 xfrm_alloc_spi+0x5b5/0xf80 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2597
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x70b/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1873
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f14cde8fa79
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 c1 17 00 00 90 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 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffe635fb118 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f14cde8fa79
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000200000000440 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 000000000007b5da R08: 0000000000000006 R09: 0000000000000006
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffe635fb12c
R13: 431bde82d7b634db R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000001
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 12087:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:737
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1839
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2359
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 5885:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:618 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x53b/0x6d0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:637
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88807d235100
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 196 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff88807d235100, ffff88807d2354a0)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x7d234
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801a500b40 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801a500b40 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea0001f48d01 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 12083, tgid 12083 (syz-executor207), ts 475296018136, free_ts 442896950351
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:737
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1839
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2359
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 9292 tgid 9292 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 __slab_free+0x303/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4591
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:340
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 getname_flags+0xb8/0x540 fs/namei.c:146
 getname include/linux/fs.h:2918 [inline]
 do_sys_openat2+0xbc/0x1c0 fs/open.c:1429
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1450 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1466 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1461 [inline]
 __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1461
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff88807d235080: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
 ffff88807d235100: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
>ffff88807d235180: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                           ^
 ffff88807d235200: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88807d235280: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         3c149179 ibmvnic: Increase max subcrq indirect entries..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=10a62462580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=16378634580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ y/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 
 	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	int deleted;
 
 	u32			pcpu_num;
 	struct xfrm_id		id;
--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
@@ -812,10 +813,16 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	int err = -ESRCH;
 
-	if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
-		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+	for (;;) {
+		if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD)
+			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 
 		spin_lock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+		if (x->deleted) {
+			spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		x->deleted++;
 		list_del(&x->km.all);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bydst);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bysrc);
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Edward Adam Davis]

#syz test

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 78fcbb89cf32..137b5b660683 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -929,10 +929,10 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
-restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
-			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
+			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto) &&
+			    x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
@@ -940,11 +940,9 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
-				if (!err)
-					cnt++;
+				cnt++;
 
 				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-				goto restart;
 			}
 		}
 	}

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __xfrm_state_delete+0x76e/0xde0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:837
Write of size 8 at addr ffff8880627eb768 by task kworker/u8:3/49

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
 hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0x76e/0xde0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:837
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:863 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x44a/0x750 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:946
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 10050:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:734
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1840
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2360
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 6028:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:619 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x549/0x6d0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:635
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff8880627eb740
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 936
The buggy address is located 40 bytes inside of
 freed 936-byte region [ffff8880627eb740, ffff8880627ebae8)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x627e8
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801b3c9280 dead000000000100 dead000000000122
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801b3c9280 dead000000000100 dead000000000122
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea000189fa01 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 8688, tgid 8687 (syz.0.1073), ts 121523868095, free_ts 121487674016
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:734
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1840
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2360
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 8685 tgid 8685 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 __slab_free+0x303/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4591
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:340
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 getname_flags+0xb8/0x540 fs/namei.c:146
 getname include/linux/fs.h:2918 [inline]
 __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:4772 [inline]
 __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:4769 [inline]
 __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x7a/0xb0 fs/namei.c:4769
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff8880627eb600: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 ffff8880627eb680: 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff8880627eb700: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                                          ^
 ffff8880627eb780: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff8880627eb800: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=14fa9ef0580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=137977bc580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
WARNING in xfrm_state_fini

------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3658 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:3301 xfrm_state_fini+0x26d/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:3301
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 3658 Comm: kworker/u8:14 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
RIP: 0010:xfrm_state_fini+0x26d/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:3301
Code: c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 28 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 6b b2 00 f8 48 8b 3b 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d e9 29 73 e1 f7 e8 84 46 9d f7 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 fd fd ff ff e8 76 46 9d f7 90 0f 0b 90 e9 60 fe ff ff
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000c5c7898 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8a2264ac RBX: ffff888033aa8000 RCX: ffff888030f70000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8be33660 RDI: ffffffff84d05cc3
RBP: ffffc9000c5c79b0 R08: ffffffff8fa38437 R09: 1ffffffff1f47086
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f47087 R12: ffffffff8f631480
R13: 1ffff920018b8f40 R14: ffff888033aa9480 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125d1a000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f67e456d480 CR3: 0000000079c90000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 xfrm_net_exit+0x2d/0x70 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:4354
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=15d69ef0580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=142d77bc580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ y/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 
 	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	int deleted;
 
 	u32			pcpu_num;
 	struct xfrm_id		id;
--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
@@ -812,10 +813,16 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	int err = -ESRCH;
 
-	if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
-		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+	for (;;) {
+		if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD)
+			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 
 		spin_lock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+		if (x->deleted) {
+			spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		x->deleted++;
 		list_del(&x->km.all);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bydst);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bysrc);
@@ -931,15 +938,16 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
 restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
-			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
+			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) && x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD &&
 			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
-				err = xfrm_state_delete(x);
+				err = 0;
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
+				xfrm_state_put(x);
 				if (!err)
 					cnt++;
 
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ y/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 
 	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	int deleted;
 
 	u32			pcpu_num;
 	struct xfrm_id		id;
--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
@@ -812,10 +813,16 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	int err = -ESRCH;
 
-	if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
-		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+	for (;;) {
+		if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD)
+			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 
 		spin_lock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+		if (x->deleted) {
+			spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		x->deleted++;
 		list_del(&x->km.all);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bydst);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bysrc);
@@ -929,22 +936,28 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
+		bool dead;
 restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
 			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
-				xfrm_state_hold(x);
+				dead = x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
-				err = xfrm_state_delete(x);
+				if (dead) {
+			flush:
+					schedule_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
+					flush_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
+					spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+					goto restart;
+				}
+				err = 0;
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
 				if (!err)
 					cnt++;
-
-				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-				goto restart;
+				goto flush;
 			}
 		}
 	}
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Edward Adam Davis]

#syz test

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 78fcbb89cf32..137b5b660683 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -929,10 +929,10 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
-restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
-			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
+			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto) &&
+			    x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
@@ -940,11 +940,9 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
-				if (!err)
-					cnt++;
+				cnt++;
 
 				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-				goto restart;
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 78fcbb89cf32..3de1ac70019f 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -929,10 +929,10 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
-restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
-			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
+			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto) &&
+			    x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
@@ -940,11 +940,9 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
-				if (!err)
-					cnt++;
+				cnt++;
 
 				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-				goto restart;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1557,6 +1555,7 @@ xfrm_state_find(const xfrm_address_t *daddr, const xfrm_address_t *saddr,
 #endif
 		if (km_query(x, tmpl, pol) == 0) {
 			spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			BUG_ON(x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD);
 			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_ACQ;
 			x->dir = XFRM_SA_DIR_OUT;
 			list_add(&x->km.all, &net->xfrm.state_all);
@@ -1722,6 +1721,7 @@ static void __xfrm_state_insert(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	unsigned int h;
 
+	BUG_ON(x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD);
 	list_add(&x->km.all, &net->xfrm.state_all);
 
 	/* Sanitize mark before store */

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
WARNING in xfrm_state_flush

------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 13 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 __xfrm_state_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 13 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 xfrm_state_put include/net/xfrm.h:929 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 13 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 xfrm_state_flush+0x7d9/0x910 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:950
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 13 Comm: kworker/u8:1 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
RIP: 0010:__xfrm_state_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 [inline]
RIP: 0010:xfrm_state_put include/net/xfrm.h:929 [inline]
RIP: 0010:xfrm_state_flush+0x7d9/0x910 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:950
Code: bd 1d 9f f7 90 0f 0b 90 e9 33 fd ff ff e8 af 1d 9f f7 4c 89 e7 be 03 00 00 00 e8 32 6d a7 fa e9 01 fe ff ff e8 98 1d 9f f7 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 50 fe ff ff e8 8a 1d 9f f7 4c 89 e7 be 03 00 00 00 e8
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000127820 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8a208d98 RBX: ffff88807a6fddc0 RCX: ffff88801cec8000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: ffff88807a6fde2b R09: 1ffff1100f4dfbc5
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed100f4dfbc6 R12: ffff88807a6fde28
R13: ffff88807a6fdef0 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: 0000000000000001
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125d1a000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f1ca06d5e9c CR3: 0000000074866000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=13939ef0580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=150ca462580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
WARNING in xfrm_state_flush

------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 49 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 __xfrm_state_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 49 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 xfrm_state_put include/net/xfrm.h:929 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 49 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 xfrm_state_flush+0x627/0x740 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:957
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
RIP: 0010:__xfrm_state_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:801 [inline]
RIP: 0010:xfrm_state_put include/net/xfrm.h:929 [inline]
RIP: 0010:xfrm_state_flush+0x627/0x740 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:957
Code: 3f 8b 02 f8 48 8b 2b 48 85 ed 0f 84 dd 00 00 00 48 83 c5 f8 0f 84 d3 00 00 00 e8 54 1f 9f f7 e9 b3 fc ff ff e8 4a 1f 9f f7 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 68 fe ff ff e8 3c 1f 9f f7 48 8b 7c 24 20 be 03 00 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000b97820 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8a208be6 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: ffff888022abbc00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: ffff888029974440 R08: ffff8880299744ab R09: 1ffff1100532e895
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed100532e896 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125c1a000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f50d6d1d440 CR3: 000000004dc26000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=13f39ef0580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=1519dc42580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot tried to test the proposed patch but the build/boot failed:

failed to apply patch after dry run:
patching file net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
patching file net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
Hunk #1 FAILED at 929.
Hunk #2 succeeded at 983 (offset 43 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1553 (offset -2 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 1719 (offset -2 lines).
1 out of 4 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c.rej



Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=177cc634580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Edward Adam Davis]

#syz test

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 78fcbb89cf3..3de1ac70019 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -929,10 +929,10 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
-restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
-			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
+			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto) &&
+			    x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
@@ -940,11 +940,9 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
-				if (!err)
-					cnt++;
+				cnt++;
 
 				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-				goto restart;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1557,6 +1555,7 @@ xfrm_state_find(const xfrm_address_t *daddr, const xfrm_address_t *saddr,
 #endif
 		if (km_query(x, tmpl, pol) == 0) {
 			spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			BUG_ON(x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD);
 			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_ACQ;
 			x->dir = XFRM_SA_DIR_OUT;
 			list_add(&x->km.all, &net->xfrm.state_all);
@@ -1722,6 +1721,7 @@ static void __xfrm_state_insert(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	unsigned int h;
 
+	BUG_ON(x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD);
 	list_add(&x->km.all, &net->xfrm.state_all);
 
 	/* Sanitize mark before store */

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
WARNING in xfrm_state_fini

------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2132 at net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:3303 xfrm_state_fini+0x26d/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:3303
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 2132 Comm: kworker/u8:7 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net

RIP: 0010:xfrm_state_fini+0x26d/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:3303
Code: c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 28 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 fb b1 00 f8 48 8b 3b 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d e9 b9 72 e1 f7 e8 14 46 9d f7 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 fd fd ff ff e8 06 46 9d f7 90 0f 0b 90 e9 60 fe ff ff
RSP: 0000:ffffc90004827898 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8a22651c RBX: ffff888023d54880 RCX: ffff888029618000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8be33660 RDI: ffff888029618000
RBP: ffffc900048279b0 R08: ffffffff8fa38437 R09: 1ffffffff1f47086
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f47087 R12: ffffffff8f631480
R13: 1ffff92000904f40 R14: ffff888023d55d00 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125c1a000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000055be456ece28 CR3: 000000007da92000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 xfrm_net_exit+0x2d/0x70 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:4354
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11279ef0580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=10eb9ef0580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ y/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 
 	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	int deleted;
 
 	u32			pcpu_num;
 	struct xfrm_id		id;
--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
@@ -812,10 +813,16 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	int err = -ESRCH;
 
-	if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
-		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+	for (;;) {
+		if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD)
+			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 
 		spin_lock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+		if (x->deleted) {
+			spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		x->deleted++;
 		list_del(&x->km.all);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bydst);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bysrc);
@@ -929,22 +936,29 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
+		bool dead;
 restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
 			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
-				xfrm_state_hold(x);
+				dead = x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+				x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
-				err = xfrm_state_delete(x);
+				if (dead) {
+			flush:
+					schedule_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
+					flush_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
+					spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+					goto restart;
+				}
+				err = 0;
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
 				if (!err)
 					cnt++;
-
-				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-				goto restart;
+				goto flush;
 			}
 		}
 	}
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Edward Adam Davis]

#syz test

diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
index 0a0eeaed0591..5120a763da0d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static void __net_exit xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit(struct net *net)
 	struct xfrm6_tunnel_net *xfrm6_tn = xfrm6_tunnel_pernet(net);
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	xfrm_state_flush(net, 0, false);
+	xfrm_state_flush(net, IPSEC_PROTO_ANY, false);
 	xfrm_flush_gc();
 
 	for (i = 0; i < XFRM6_TUNNEL_SPI_BYADDR_HSIZE; i++)
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 78fcbb89cf32..77db3b5fe4ac 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -3297,7 +3297,7 @@ void xfrm_state_fini(struct net *net)
 	unsigned int sz;
 
 	flush_work(&net->xfrm.state_hash_work);
-	xfrm_state_flush(net, 0, false);
+	xfrm_state_flush(net, IPSEC_PROTO_ANY, false);
 	flush_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
 
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&net->xfrm.state_all));

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
WARNING: refcount bug in __xfrm_state_delete

------------[ cut here ]------------
refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 24 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x11a/0x1d0 lib/refcount.c:28
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 24 Comm: kworker/1:0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: events xfrm_state_gc_task
RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x11a/0x1d0 lib/refcount.c:28
Code: 80 b1 e2 8b e8 77 4e bb fc 90 0f 0b 90 90 eb d7 e8 6b af f7 fc c6 05 81 7b c5 0a 01 90 48 c7 c7 e0 b1 e2 8b e8 57 4e bb fc 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 eb b7 e8 4b af f7 fc c6 05 5e 7b c5 0a 01 90 48 c7 c7
RSP: 0018:ffffc900001e7888 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 516864998ccbad00 RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: ffff88801d680000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000002
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffc900001e75a7 R09: 1ffff9200003ceb4
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff5200003ceb5 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: ffff88802f119aa0 R14: ffff88802f1199e8 R15: ffff88802f119b90
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125d1a000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000055809cc3f950 CR3: 000000007eb98000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:400 [inline]
 __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:432 [inline]
 refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:450 [inline]
 xfrm_state_put include/net/xfrm.h:928 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0xc73/0xde0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:850
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:863 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:618 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x532/0x6d0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:635
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=13749462580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=11c49462580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ y/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 
 	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	int deleted;
 
 	u32			pcpu_num;
 	struct xfrm_id		id;
--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
@@ -812,10 +813,16 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	int err = -ESRCH;
 
-	if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
-		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+	for (;;) {
+		if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD)
+			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 
 		spin_lock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+		if (x->deleted) {
+			spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		x->deleted++;
 		list_del(&x->km.all);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bydst);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bysrc);
@@ -833,14 +840,7 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 		spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
 		xfrm_dev_state_delete(x);
-
 		xfrm_state_delete_tunnel(x);
-
-		/* All xfrm_state objects are created by xfrm_state_alloc.
-		 * The xfrm_state_alloc call gives a reference, and that
-		 * is what we are dropping here.
-		 */
-		xfrm_state_put(x);
 		err = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -929,22 +929,29 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
+		bool dead;
 restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
 			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
-				xfrm_state_hold(x);
+				dead = x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+				x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
-				err = xfrm_state_delete(x);
+				if (dead) {
+			flush:
+					schedule_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
+					flush_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
+					spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+					goto restart;
+				}
+				err = 0;
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
 				if (!err)
 					cnt++;
-
-				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-				goto restart;
+				goto flush;
 			}
 		}
 	}
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:830
Write of size 8 at addr ffff88805af9bba8 by task kworker/u8:6/1110

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1110 Comm: kworker/u8:6 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
 hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xca0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:830
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:856 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x45f/0x770 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:939
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3f/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 7551:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1833
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2353
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 10:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:618 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x52d/0x6b0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:634
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88805af9bb80
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 40 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff88805af9bb80, ffff88805af9bf20)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x5af98
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801b325140 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801b325140 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea00016be601 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 7495, tgid 7494 (syz.0.502), ts 107639354526, free_ts 107636640273
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1833
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2353
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 6353 tgid 6353 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 __slab_free+0x303/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4591
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:340
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 anon_vma_alloc mm/rmap.c:94 [inline]
 anon_vma_fork+0xde/0x500 mm/rmap.c:360
 dup_mmap+0x9eb/0x1ac0 mm/mmap.c:1797
 dup_mm kernel/fork.c:1485 [inline]
 copy_mm+0x13c/0x4b0 kernel/fork.c:1537
 copy_process+0x1706/0x3c00 kernel/fork.c:2175
 kernel_clone+0x21e/0x840 kernel/fork.c:2605
 __do_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2748 [inline]
 __se_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2732 [inline]
 __x64_sys_clone+0x18b/0x1e0 kernel/fork.c:2732
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff88805af9ba80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc
 ffff88805af9bb00: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff88805af9bb80: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                  ^
 ffff88805af9bc00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88805af9bc80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=14a85ef0580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=17949462580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in xfrm_state_flush

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:32 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm_state_kern include/net/xfrm.h:1534 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm_state_flush+0x2e8/0x770 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:935
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88805b356418 by task kworker/u8:4/59

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 59 Comm: kworker/u8:4 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:-1 [inline]
 kasan_check_range+0x2b0/0x2c0 mm/kasan/generic.c:189
 instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline]
 atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:32 [inline]
 xfrm_state_kern include/net/xfrm.h:1534 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x2e8/0x770 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:935
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 7705:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:734
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1840
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2360
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 10:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:619 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x549/0x6d0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:635
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88805b356200
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 936
The buggy address is located 536 bytes inside of
 freed 936-byte region [ffff88805b356200, ffff88805b3565a8)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x5b354
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff888144e94500 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000800f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff888144e94500 dead000000000122 0000000000000000
head: 0000000000000000 00000000800f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea00016cd501 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 7675, tgid 7674 (syz.0.601), ts 110112755349, free_ts 102648833516
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x2f0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:734
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1840
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2360
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a0/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 6809 tgid 6809 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 discard_slab mm/slub.c:2753 [inline]
 __put_partials+0x156/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:3218
 put_cpu_partial+0x17c/0x250 mm/slub.c:3293
 __slab_free+0x2d5/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4550
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:340
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4364 [inline]
 __kmalloc_noprof+0x224/0x4f0 mm/slub.c:4377
 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:909 [inline]
 kmalloc_array_noprof include/linux/slab.h:948 [inline]
 security_inode_init_security+0x107/0x3f0 security/security.c:1829
 shmem_symlink+0xd9/0x510 mm/shmem.c:4163
 vfs_symlink+0x143/0x2f0 fs/namei.c:4730
 do_symlinkat+0x1b1/0x3f0 fs/namei.c:4756
 __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:4772 [inline]
 __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:4769 [inline]
 __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x95/0xb0 fs/namei.c:4769
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff88805b356300: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88805b356380: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
>ffff88805b356400: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                            ^
 ffff88805b356480: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff88805b356500: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=17406c62580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=1399a462580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Edward Adam Davis]

#syz test

diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index f3014e4f54fc..a1d5acd1f2ad 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 		int		trailer_len;
 		u32		extra_flags;
 		struct xfrm_mark	smark;
+		u8		alive;
 	} props;
 
 	struct xfrm_lifetime_cfg lft;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 78fcbb89cf32..d66adf7ee6a2 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_alloc(struct net *net)
 		x->pcpu_num = UINT_MAX;
 		spin_lock_init(&x->lock);
 		x->mode_data = NULL;
+		x->props.alive = 1;
 	}
 	return x;
 }
@@ -830,6 +831,7 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_state *x)
 			hlist_del_rcu(&x->byspi);
 		net->xfrm.state_num--;
 		xfrm_nat_keepalive_state_updated(x);
+		x->props.alive = 0;
 		spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
 		xfrm_dev_state_delete(x);
@@ -932,7 +934,8 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
-			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
+			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto) &&
+			    x->props.alive) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ y/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 
 	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	int deleted;
 
 	u32			pcpu_num;
 	struct xfrm_id		id;
--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_destroy(struct
 		put_page(x->xfrag.page);
 	xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 	security_xfrm_state_free(x);
+	xfrm_state_delete(x);
 	xfrm_state_free(x);
 }
 
@@ -812,10 +813,16 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	int err = -ESRCH;
 
-	if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD) {
-		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+	for (;;) {
+		if (x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_DEAD)
+			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 
 		spin_lock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+		if (x->deleted) {
+			spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		x->deleted++;
 		list_del(&x->km.all);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bydst);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&x->bysrc);
@@ -833,14 +840,7 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_stat
 		spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
 		xfrm_dev_state_delete(x);
-
 		xfrm_state_delete_tunnel(x);
-
-		/* All xfrm_state objects are created by xfrm_state_alloc.
-		 * The xfrm_state_alloc call gives a reference, and that
-		 * is what we are dropping here.
-		 */
-		xfrm_state_put(x);
 		err = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -929,22 +929,29 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
+		bool dead;
 restart:
 		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
 			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
-				xfrm_state_hold(x);
+				dead = x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+				x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 				spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
-				err = xfrm_state_delete(x);
+				if (dead) {
+			flush:
+					schedule_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
+					flush_work(&xfrm_state_gc_work);
+					spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+					goto restart;
+				}
+				err = 0;
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,
 							task_valid);
 				xfrm_state_put(x);
 				if (!err)
 					cnt++;
-
-				spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-				goto restart;
+				goto flush;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1863,6 +1870,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *__find_acq_cor
 		x->mark.m = m->m;
 		x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires;
 		xfrm_state_hold(x);
+		xfrm_state_hold(x);
 		hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer,
 			      ktime_set(net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires, 0),
 			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xcd0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:831
Write of size 8 at addr ffff8880285bd9a8 by task kworker/u8:7/3075

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 3075 Comm: kworker/u8:7 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
 print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 __hlist_del include/linux/list.h:980 [inline]
 hlist_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:560 [inline]
 __xfrm_state_delete+0x666/0xcd0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:831
 xfrm_state_delete net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:858 [inline]
 xfrm_state_flush+0x487/0x7c0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:942
 xfrm6_tunnel_net_exit+0x3c/0x100 net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c:337
 ops_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:198 [inline]
 ops_undo_list+0x49a/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:251
 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 10077:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:330 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:356
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1c1/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x320 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1836
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2356
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 24:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
 __kasan_slab_free+0x5b/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:275
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2417 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4680 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x18f/0x400 mm/slub.c:4782
 xfrm_state_free net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:591 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_destroy net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:618 [inline]
 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x52d/0x6b0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:634
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff8880285bd980
 which belongs to the cache xfrm_state of size 928
The buggy address is located 40 bytes inside of
 freed 928-byte region [ffff8880285bd980, ffff8880285bdd20)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x285bc
head: order:2 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0xfff00000000040(head|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801fef0640 dead000000000100 dead000000000122
raw: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000040 ffff88801fef0640 dead000000000100 dead000000000122
head: 0000000000000000 00000000000f000f 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 00fff00000000002 ffffea0000a16f01 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000004
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 2, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP), pid 6998, tgid 6997 (syz.0.241), ts 106338851731, free_ts 105263132831
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
 post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]
 get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x181/0x370 mm/page_alloc.c:5148
 alloc_pages_mpol+0x232/0x4a0 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2487 [inline]
 allocate_slab+0x8a/0x370 mm/slub.c:2655
 new_slab mm/slub.c:2709 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0xbeb/0x1410 mm/slub.c:3891
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3981 [inline]
 __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4056 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4217 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x283/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4236
 xfrm_state_alloc+0x24/0x320 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:733
 __find_acq_core+0x8a7/0x1c00 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:1836
 xfrm_find_acq+0x78/0xa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2356
 xfrm_alloc_userspi+0x6b3/0xc90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1863
 xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x7a3/0xab0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3501
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x79/0x90 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3523
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
page last free pid 6867 tgid 6867 stack trace:
 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline]
 free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1395 [inline]
 __free_frozen_pages+0xbc4/0xd30 mm/page_alloc.c:2895
 discard_slab mm/slub.c:2753 [inline]
 __put_partials+0x156/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:3218
 put_cpu_partial+0x17c/0x250 mm/slub.c:3293
 __slab_free+0x2d5/0x3c0 mm/slub.c:4550
 qlink_free mm/kasan/quarantine.c:163 [inline]
 qlist_free_all+0x97/0x140 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:179
 kasan_quarantine_reduce+0x148/0x160 mm/kasan/quarantine.c:286
 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x22/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:340
 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:250 [inline]
 slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4180 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4229 [inline]
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4364 [inline]
 __kmalloc_noprof+0x224/0x4f0 mm/slub.c:4377
 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:909 [inline]
 kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1039 [inline]
 tomoyo_encode2 security/tomoyo/realpath.c:45 [inline]
 tomoyo_encode+0x28b/0x550 security/tomoyo/realpath.c:80
 tomoyo_path_perm+0x2b3/0x4b0 security/tomoyo/file.c:831
 tomoyo_path_symlink+0xa3/0xe0 security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c:212
 security_path_symlink+0x177/0x380 security/security.c:1984
 do_symlinkat+0x107/0x3f0 fs/namei.c:4754
 __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:4772 [inline]
 __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:4769 [inline]
 __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x95/0xb0 fs/namei.c:4769
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Memory state around the buggy address:
 ffff8880285bd880: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc
 ffff8880285bd900: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff8880285bd980: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
                                  ^
 ffff8880285bda00: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
 ffff8880285bda80: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
==================================================================


Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=13069462580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=10e03c42580000

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:

Reported-by: syzbot+a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com

Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11cba462580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=13f9c634580000

Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:21:23 -0700	[thread overview]
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
> git tree:       net-next
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1411b062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

#syz test

--- x/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ y/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1863,6 +1863,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *__find_acq_cor
 		x->mark.m = m->m;
 		x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires;
 		xfrm_state_hold(x);
+		xfrm_state_hold(x);
 		hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer,
 			      ktime_set(net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires, 0),
 			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
--

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:

Reported-by: syzbot+a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com

Tested on:

commit:         24204116 Merge branch 'ipv6-sr-simplify-and-optimize-h..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=14023c42580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=10d43c42580000

Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.

Re: [syzbot] [net?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in __xfrm_state_delete

[syzbot]

syzbot has bisected this issue to:

commit 94f39804d891cffe4ce17737d295f3b195bc7299
Author: Aakash Kumar S <saakashkumar@marvell.com>
Date:   Mon Jun 30 12:38:56 2025 +0000

    xfrm: Duplicate SPI Handling

bisection log:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/bisect.txt?x=17d07c42580000
start commit:   b1c92cdf5af3 Merge branch 'net-wangxun-complete-ethtool-co..
git tree:       net-next
final oops:     https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/report.txt?x=14307c42580000
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=10307c42580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=67b99ceb67d33475
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b
syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14221862580000
C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=159fba34580000

Reported-by: syzbot+a25ee9d20d31e483ba7b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Fixes: 94f39804d891 ("xfrm: Duplicate SPI Handling")

For information about bisection process see: https://goo.gl/tpsmEJ#bisection