Re: [syzbot] [mptcp?] KMSAN: uninit-value in mptcp_established_options

From: syzbot

Date: Sun May 03 2026 - 09:01:53 EST


syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:

HEAD commit: 66edb901bf87 Merge tag 'v7.1-p3' of git://git.kernel.org/p..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1086da36580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=1c3f61154f3bb7e5
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=ff020673c5e3d94d9478
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=1260fece580000

Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/9014c04fc561/disk-66edb901.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/a96b1e11a924/vmlinux-66edb901.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/680236de6331/bzImage-66edb901.xz

IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+ff020673c5e3d94d9478@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mptcp_write_data_fin net/mptcp/options.c:542 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mptcp_established_options_dss net/mptcp/options.c:590 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mptcp_established_options+0x112f/0x3530 net/mptcp/options.c:874
mptcp_write_data_fin net/mptcp/options.c:542 [inline]
mptcp_established_options_dss net/mptcp/options.c:590 [inline]
mptcp_established_options+0x112f/0x3530 net/mptcp/options.c:874
tcp_established_options+0x312/0xcc0 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1192
__tcp_transmit_skb+0x5dc/0x5fe0 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1575
__tcp_send_ack+0x967/0xad0 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:4499
tcp_send_ack+0x3d/0x60 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:4505
mptcp_subflow_shutdown+0x164/0x690 net/mptcp/protocol.c:3137
mptcp_check_send_data_fin+0x31b/0x3d0 net/mptcp/protocol.c:3218
__mptcp_wr_shutdown net/mptcp/protocol.c:3234 [inline]
__mptcp_close+0x860/0x1360 net/mptcp/protocol.c:3313
mptcp_close+0x42/0x260 net/mptcp/protocol.c:3367
inet_release+0x1ee/0x2a0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:442
__sock_release net/socket.c:722 [inline]
sock_close+0xd6/0x2f0 net/socket.c:1514
__fput+0x60e/0x1010 fs/file_table.c:510
____fput+0x25/0x30 fs/file_table.c:538
task_work_run+0x208/0x2b0 kernel/task_work.c:233
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
__exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:67 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x306/0x1b60 kernel/entry/common.c:98
__exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:207 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:238 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:318 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x236/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Local variable opts created at:
__tcp_transmit_skb+0x4d/0x5fe0 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1536
__tcp_send_ack+0x967/0xad0 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:4499

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5905 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
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