Re: [syzbot] [cgroups?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in pressure_write
From: Edward Adam Davis
Date: Thu Apr 09 2026 - 20:56:45 EST
#syz test
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 4ca3cb993da2..c0cfe91c2991 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -4005,11 +4005,11 @@ static ssize_t pressure_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
return -ENODEV;
cgroup_get(cgrp);
- cgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
/* Allow only one trigger per file descriptor */
if (ctx->psi.trigger) {
cgroup_put(cgrp);
+ cgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
return -EBUSY;
}
@@ -4017,12 +4017,14 @@ static ssize_t pressure_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
new = psi_trigger_create(psi, buf, res, of->file, of);
if (IS_ERR(new)) {
cgroup_put(cgrp);
+ cgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
return PTR_ERR(new);
}
smp_store_release(&ctx->psi.trigger, new);
cgroup_put(cgrp);
+ cgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
return nbytes;
}