[PATCH v2] usb: rtl8150: Initialize buffers to fix KMSAN uninit-value in rtl8150_open

[PATCH v2] usb: rtl8150: Initialize buffers to fix KMSAN uninit-value in rtl8150_open

[Dharanitharan R]

KMSAN reported an uninitialized value use in rtl8150_open().
Initialize rx_skb->data and intr_buff before submitting URBs to
ensure memory is in a defined state.

Changes in v2:
 - Fixed whitespace and indentation (checkpatch clean)
 - Corrected syzbot tag

Reported-by: syzbot+b4d5d8faea6996fd@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Dharanitharan R <dharanitharan725@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c | 34 +++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
index f1a868f0032e..a7116d03c3d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
@@ -735,33 +735,30 @@ static int rtl8150_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	rtl8150_t *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	int res;
 
-	if (dev->rx_skb == NULL)
-		dev->rx_skb = pull_skb(dev);
-	if (!dev->rx_skb)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	set_registers(dev, IDR, 6, netdev->dev_addr);
 
 	/* Fix: initialize memory before using it (KMSAN uninit-value) */
 	memset(dev->rx_skb->data, 0, RTL8150_MTU);
 	memset(dev->intr_buff, 0, INTBUFSIZE);
 
-	usb_fill_bulk_urb(dev->rx_urb, dev->udev, usb_rcvbulkpipe(dev->udev, 1),
-		      dev->rx_skb->data, RTL8150_MTU, read_bulk_callback, dev);
-	if ((res = usb_submit_urb(dev->rx_urb, GFP_KERNEL))) {
-		if (res == -ENODEV)
-			netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
+	usb_fill_bulk_urb(dev->rx_urb, dev->udev,
+			  usb_rcvbulkpipe(dev->udev, 1),
+			  dev->rx_skb->data, RTL8150_MTU,
+			  read_bulk_callback, dev);
+
+	res = usb_submit_urb(dev->rx_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (res) {
 		dev_warn(&netdev->dev, "rx_urb submit failed: %d\n", res);
 		return res;
 	}
 
-	usb_fill_int_urb(dev->intr_urb, dev->udev, usb_rcvintpipe(dev->udev, 3),
-		     dev->intr_buff, INTBUFSIZE, intr_callback,
-		     dev, dev->intr_interval);
-	if ((res = usb_submit_urb(dev->intr_urb, GFP_KERNEL))) {
-		if (res == -ENODEV)
-			netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
-		dev_warn(&netdev->dev, "intr_urb submit failed: %d\n", res);
+	usb_fill_int_urb(dev->intr_urb, dev->udev,
+			 usb_rcvintpipe(dev->udev, 3),
+			 dev->intr_buff, INTBUFSIZE,
+			 intr_callback, dev, dev->intr_interval);
+
+	res = usb_submit_urb(dev->intr_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (res) {
 		usb_kill_urb(dev->rx_urb);
 		return res;
 	}
@@ -769,8 +766,7 @@ static int rtl8150_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	enable_net_traffic(dev);
 	set_carrier(netdev);
 	netif_start_queue(netdev);
-
-	return res;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int rtl8150_close(struct net_device *netdev)
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH v2] usb: rtl8150: Initialize buffers to fix KMSAN uninit-value in rtl8150_open

[syzbot]

> KMSAN reported an uninitialized value use in rtl8150_open().
> Initialize rx_skb->data and intr_buff before submitting URBs to
> ensure memory is in a defined state.
>
> Changes in v2:
>  - Fixed whitespace and indentation (checkpatch clean)
>  - Corrected syzbot tag
>
> Reported-by: syzbot+b4d5d8faea6996fd@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Dharanitharan R <dharanitharan725@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c | 34 +++++++++++++++-------------------
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> index f1a868f0032e..a7116d03c3d3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> @@ -735,33 +735,30 @@ static int rtl8150_open(struct net_device *netdev)
>  	rtl8150_t *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
>  	int res;
>  
> -	if (dev->rx_skb == NULL)
> -		dev->rx_skb = pull_skb(dev);
> -	if (!dev->rx_skb)
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> -
>  	set_registers(dev, IDR, 6, netdev->dev_addr);
>  
>  	/* Fix: initialize memory before using it (KMSAN uninit-value) */
>  	memset(dev->rx_skb->data, 0, RTL8150_MTU);
>  	memset(dev->intr_buff, 0, INTBUFSIZE);
>  
> -	usb_fill_bulk_urb(dev->rx_urb, dev->udev, usb_rcvbulkpipe(dev->udev, 1),
> -		      dev->rx_skb->data, RTL8150_MTU, read_bulk_callback, dev);
> -	if ((res = usb_submit_urb(dev->rx_urb, GFP_KERNEL))) {
> -		if (res == -ENODEV)
> -			netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
> +	usb_fill_bulk_urb(dev->rx_urb, dev->udev,
> +			  usb_rcvbulkpipe(dev->udev, 1),
> +			  dev->rx_skb->data, RTL8150_MTU,
> +			  read_bulk_callback, dev);
> +
> +	res = usb_submit_urb(dev->rx_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (res) {
>  		dev_warn(&netdev->dev, "rx_urb submit failed: %d\n", res);
>  		return res;
>  	}
>  
> -	usb_fill_int_urb(dev->intr_urb, dev->udev, usb_rcvintpipe(dev->udev, 3),
> -		     dev->intr_buff, INTBUFSIZE, intr_callback,
> -		     dev, dev->intr_interval);
> -	if ((res = usb_submit_urb(dev->intr_urb, GFP_KERNEL))) {
> -		if (res == -ENODEV)
> -			netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
> -		dev_warn(&netdev->dev, "intr_urb submit failed: %d\n", res);
> +	usb_fill_int_urb(dev->intr_urb, dev->udev,
> +			 usb_rcvintpipe(dev->udev, 3),
> +			 dev->intr_buff, INTBUFSIZE,
> +			 intr_callback, dev, dev->intr_interval);
> +
> +	res = usb_submit_urb(dev->intr_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (res) {
>  		usb_kill_urb(dev->rx_urb);
>  		return res;
>  	}
> @@ -769,8 +766,7 @@ static int rtl8150_open(struct net_device *netdev)
>  	enable_net_traffic(dev);
>  	set_carrier(netdev);
>  	netif_start_queue(netdev);
> -
> -	return res;
> +	return 0;
>  }
>  
>  static int rtl8150_close(struct net_device *netdev)
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>

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Re: [PATCH v2] usb: rtl8150: Initialize buffers to fix KMSAN uninit-value in rtl8150_open

[Jacob Keller]

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On 11/5/2025 11:47 AM, Dharanitharan R wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> index f1a868f0032e..a7116d03c3d3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> @@ -735,33 +735,30 @@ static int rtl8150_open(struct net_device *netdev)
>  	rtl8150_t *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
>  	int res;
>  
> -	if (dev->rx_skb == NULL)
> -		dev->rx_skb = pull_skb(dev);
> -	if (!dev->rx_skb)
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> -

None of the changes in the diff make any sense, as you remove the only
place where rx_skb is initialized in the first place.

>  	set_registers(dev, IDR, 6, netdev->dev_addr);
>  
>  	/* Fix: initialize memory before using it (KMSAN uninit-value) */
>  	memset(dev->rx_skb->data, 0, RTL8150_MTU);
>  	memset(dev->intr_buff, 0, INTBUFSIZE);
>  

This isn't even in the current driver code, but its shown as part of the
diff context. Based on your commit description this is probably what
you're trying to insert? But its obviously not a properly formatted or
generated patch. It reeks of being generated by a bad LLM.

Please don't waste reviewers time with this kind of generated nonsense.

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Re: [PATCH v2] usb: rtl8150: Initialize buffers to fix KMSAN uninit-value in rtl8150_open

[syzbot]

>
>
> On 11/5/2025 11:47 AM, Dharanitharan R wrote:
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
>> index f1a868f0032e..a7116d03c3d3 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
>> @@ -735,33 +735,30 @@ static int rtl8150_open(struct net_device *netdev)
>>  	rtl8150_t *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
>>  	int res;
>>  
>> -	if (dev->rx_skb == NULL)
>> -		dev->rx_skb = pull_skb(dev);
>> -	if (!dev->rx_skb)
>> -		return -ENOMEM;
>> -
>
> None of the changes in the diff make any sense, as you remove the only
> place where rx_skb is initialized in the first place.
>
>>  	set_registers(dev, IDR, 6, netdev->dev_addr);
>>  
>>  	/* Fix: initialize memory before using it (KMSAN uninit-value) */
>>  	memset(dev->rx_skb->data, 0, RTL8150_MTU);
>>  	memset(dev->intr_buff, 0, INTBUFSIZE);
>>  
>
> This isn't even in the current driver code, but its shown as part of the
> diff context. Based on your commit description this is probably what
> you're trying to insert? But its obviously not a properly formatted or
> generated patch. It reeks of being generated by a bad LLM.
>
> Please don't waste reviewers time with this kind of generated nonsense.

I see the command but can't find the corresponding bug.
The email is sent to  syzbot+HASH@syzkaller.appspotmail.com address
but the HASH does not correspond to any known bug.
Please double check the address.