Re: [syzbot] [io-uring?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in io_waitid_wait

From: Jens Axboe

Date: Tue Oct 07 2025 - 09:24:34 EST


#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linux.git master

diff --git a/io_uring/waitid.c b/io_uring/waitid.c
index 26c118f3918d..f25110fb1b12 100644
--- a/io_uring/waitid.c
+++ b/io_uring/waitid.c
@@ -230,13 +230,14 @@ static int io_waitid_wait(struct wait_queue_entry *wait, unsigned mode,
if (!pid_child_should_wake(wo, p))
return 0;

+ list_del_init(&wait->entry);
+
/* cancel is in progress */
if (atomic_fetch_inc(&iw->refs) & IO_WAITID_REF_MASK)
return 1;

req->io_task_work.func = io_waitid_cb;
io_req_task_work_add(req);
- list_del_init(&wait->entry);
return 1;
}


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Jens Axboe