[syzbot] [bpf?] KMSAN: uninit-value in __arg_track_join
From: syzbot
Date: Fri May 29 2026 - 16:10:38 EST
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: d60ec36cab33 Merge tag 'mm-hotfixes-stable-2026-05-25-16-2..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=116ac6ec580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=334b75e012487335
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=0098eed2cc898cdd672f
compiler: Debian clang version 21.1.8 (++20251221033036+2078da43e25a-1~exp1~20251221153213.50), Debian LLD 21.1.8
userspace arch: i386
Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.
Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/7e228ea8db12/disk-d60ec36c.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/83407360a5fe/vmlinux-d60ec36c.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/9e10d0866b6f/bzImage-d60ec36c.xz
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BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __arg_track_join+0x15a/0x810 kernel/bpf/liveness.c:743
__arg_track_join+0x15a/0x810 kernel/bpf/liveness.c:743
arg_track_join+0x186/0x870 kernel/bpf/liveness.c:784
compute_subprog_args kernel/bpf/liveness.c:1623 [inline]
analyze_subprog+0x3eb0/0xff30 kernel/bpf/liveness.c:1799
bpf_compute_subprog_arg_access+0x3ee/0x2370 kernel/bpf/liveness.c:1937
bpf_compute_live_registers+0xfdb/0x3090 kernel/bpf/liveness.c:2149
bpf_check+0x5bcb/0x9360 kernel/bpf/verifier.c:20065
bpf_prog_load+0x28d2/0x2d00 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3082
__sys_bpf+0x8e0/0xee0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:6274
__do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:6387 [inline]
__se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:6385 [inline]
__ia32_sys_bpf+0xa4/0xf0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:6385
ia32_sys_call+0x33e7/0x4360 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_32.h:358
do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:83 [inline]
__do_fast_syscall_32+0x195/0x470 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:307
do_fast_syscall_32+0x37/0x80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:332
do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:370
entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e
Local variable old created at:
arg_track_join+0x86/0x870 kernel/bpf/liveness.c:783
compute_subprog_args kernel/bpf/liveness.c:1623 [inline]
analyze_subprog+0x3eb0/0xff30 kernel/bpf/liveness.c:1799
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 18676 Comm: syz.0.5880 Tainted: G W syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(lazy)
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
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