From: syzbot <syzbot+a43f81e0646c5bbd2b88@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: asml.silence@gmail.com, axboe@kernel.dk,
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Subject: [syzbot] [io-uring?] [net?] WARNING: refcount bug in zcrx_unregister_user
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:22:35 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6a7bbccb.ac361c09.22ff0a.0048.GAE@google.com> (raw)
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: ea2bff00da89 Add linux-next specific files for 20260806
git tree: linux-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=10e27e49580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=b2f9169913eb6d73
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a43f81e0646c5bbd2b88
compiler: Debian clang version 22.1.8 (++20260613092233+e80beda6e255-1~exp1~20260613092250.77), Debian LLD 22.1.8
syz repro: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=10d92132580000
Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/473ce49245bc/disk-ea2bff00.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/4d5bfcd186f5/vmlinux-ea2bff00.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/281694927321/bzImage-ea2bff00.xz
IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+a43f81e0646c5bbd2b88@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
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refcount_t: decrement hit 0; leaking memory.
WARNING: lib/refcount.c:31 at refcount_warn_saturate+0x70/0x110 lib/refcount.c:31, CPU#0: syz.0.17/5808
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5808 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x70/0x110 lib/refcount.c:31
Code: c6 c0 fe 36 8f e8 90 e5 ee fc 83 fb 01 7e 22 83 fb 02 74 39 83 fb 03 74 47 83 fb 04 75 68 e8 f7 df ee fc 48 8d 3d b0 16 8b 0b <67> 48 0f b9 3a eb 66 85 db 74 3e 83 fb 01 75 4c e8 db df ee fc 48
RSP: 0018:ffffc900032d78c8 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff84d8a429 RBX: 0000000000000004 RCX: ffff888032abddc0
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8f36fec0 RDI: ffffffff9063bae0
RBP: ffffc900032d7a10 R08: ffff888032abddc0 R09: 0000000000000005
R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8880353d2700
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff8880353d2744 R15: 0000000000000001
FS: 00005555674e4500(0000) GS:ffff888124f12000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000200000002020 CR3: 0000000079e90000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__refcount_dec include/linux/refcount.h:461 [inline]
refcount_dec include/linux/refcount.h:476 [inline]
ref_tracker_free+0x706/0x830 lib/ref_tracker.c:303
netdev_tracker_free include/linux/netdevice.h:4545 [inline]
netdev_put include/linux/netdevice.h:4562 [inline]
io_close_queue io_uring/zcrx.c:582 [inline]
zcrx_unregister_user+0x2d8/0x430 io_uring/zcrx.c:681
zcrx_unregister io_uring/zcrx.c:688 [inline]
io_register_zcrx+0x875/0xc00 io_uring/zcrx.c:1021
__io_uring_register io_uring/register.c:942 [inline]
__do_sys_io_uring_register io_uring/register.c:1040 [inline]
__se_sys_io_uring_register+0xc23/0x1ab0 io_uring/register.c:1017
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x166/0x510 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fa6a959e0d9
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffe56af7168 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001ab
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fa6a9825fa0 RCX: 00007fa6a959e0d9
RDX: 0000200000000100 RSI: 0000000000000020 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007fa6a9635024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fa6a9825fac R14: 00007fa6a9825fa0 R15: 00007fa6a9825fa0
</TASK>
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Code disassembly (best guess), 5 bytes skipped:
0: e8 90 e5 ee fc call 0xfceee595
5: 83 fb 01 cmp $0x1,%ebx
8: 7e 22 jle 0x2c
a: 83 fb 02 cmp $0x2,%ebx
d: 74 39 je 0x48
f: 83 fb 03 cmp $0x3,%ebx
12: 74 47 je 0x5b
14: 83 fb 04 cmp $0x4,%ebx
17: 75 68 jne 0x81
19: e8 f7 df ee fc call 0xfceee015
1e: 48 8d 3d b0 16 8b 0b lea 0xb8b16b0(%rip),%rdi # 0xb8b16d5
* 25: 67 48 0f b9 3a ud1 (%edx),%rdi <-- trapping instruction
2a: eb 66 jmp 0x92
2c: 85 db test %ebx,%ebx
2e: 74 3e je 0x6e
30: 83 fb 01 cmp $0x1,%ebx
33: 75 4c jne 0x81
35: e8 db df ee fc call 0xfceee015
3a: 48 rex.W
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