Re: [syzbot] [cgroups?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in pressure_write

[Hillf Danton]

> Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:04:32 -0700	[thread overview]
> Hello,
> 
> syzbot found the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    591cd656a1bf Linux 7.0-rc7
> git tree:       upstream
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=114a36ba580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=45cb3c58fd963c27
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=33e571025d88efd1312c
> compiler:       Debian clang version 21.1.8 (++20251221033036+2078da43e25a-1~exp1~20251221153213.50), Debian LLD 21.1.8
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=16cb33da580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=12648bd6580000

#syz test

--- x/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ y/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_fop_read_iter(stru
 	return kernfs_file_read_iter(iocb, iter);
 }
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(drain_mutex);
 /*
  * Copy data in from userland and pass it to the matching kernfs write
  * operation.
@@ -322,13 +323,17 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_fop_write_iter(str
 		len = min_t(size_t, len, PAGE_SIZE);
 	}
 
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&drain_mutex))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	buf = of->prealloc_buf;
 	if (buf)
 		mutex_lock(&of->prealloc_mutex);
 	else
 		buf = kmalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
+	if (!buf) {
+		mutex_unlock(&drain_mutex);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	if (copy_from_iter(buf, len, iter) != len) {
 		len = -EFAULT;
@@ -364,6 +369,7 @@ out_free:
 		mutex_unlock(&of->prealloc_mutex);
 	else
 		kfree(buf);
+	mutex_unlock(&drain_mutex);
 	return len;
 }
 
@@ -814,10 +820,12 @@ void kernfs_drain_open_files(struct kern
 	struct kernfs_open_file *of;
 	struct mutex *mutex;
 
+	mutex_lock(&drain_mutex);
 	mutex = kernfs_open_file_mutex_lock(kn);
 	on = kernfs_deref_open_node_locked(kn);
 	if (!on) {
 		mutex_unlock(mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&drain_mutex);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -836,6 +844,7 @@ void kernfs_drain_open_files(struct kern
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(on->nr_mmapped || on->nr_to_release);
 	mutex_unlock(mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&drain_mutex);
 }
 
 /*
--