Re: [syzbot] [wireless?] WARNING in ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap_send (3)
From: syzbot
Date: Thu Feb 19 2026 - 15:50:06 EST
syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 2b7a25df823d Merge tag 'mm-nonmm-stable-2026-02-18-19-56' ..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11a0bb3a580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=65722f41f7edc17e
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a59b5291776979816910
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=16445ffa580000
C reproducer: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=14e8715a580000
Downloadable assets:
disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d900f083ada3/non_bootable_disk-2b7a25df.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/f3a54d09b17c/vmlinux-2b7a25df.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/fb704901bce5/bzImage-2b7a25df.xz
IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+a59b5291776979816910@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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!sta
WARNING: net/mac80211/mlme.c:4504 at ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap_send+0x497/0x560 net/mac80211/mlme.c:4504, CPU#0: kworker/u4:1/13
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 13 Comm: kworker/u4:1 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work
RIP: 0010:ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap_send+0x497/0x560 net/mac80211/mlme.c:4504
Code: 4c 89 fe 48 83 c4 18 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d e9 dd 2b 78 f6 e8 98 44 8c f6 90 0f 0b 90 e9 3a fc ff ff e8 8a 44 8c f6 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 d3 fc ff ff e8 7c 44 8c f6 90 0f 0b 90 e9 3c ff ff ff
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000026fa60 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8b3957a6 RBX: ffff888012918dc0 RCX: ffff88801b7b0000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8e16564a RDI: ffff88801b7b0000
RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: ffff88801b7b0000 R09: 000000000000000c
R10: 000000000000000c R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88801291aae2
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: 0000000000000002 R15: ffff888012919d40
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88808ca5b000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f947154da08 CR3: 000000001253c000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x2ab/0x4a0 net/wireless/core.c:440
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3275 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xb02/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358
worker_thread+0xa50/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3439
kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:467
ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>
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