Re: [syzbot] [bpf?] KMSAN: uninit-value in __arg_track_join

From: syzbot

Date: Fri Jun 19 2026 - 09:54:25 EST


> #syz test: https://github.com/Tejas-MD/linux.git fix-branch

This crash does not have a reproducer. I cannot test it.

> On Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 1:32:23 AM UTC+5:30 syzbot wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the
>> commit:
>> Reported-by: syzbot+0098ee...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> =====================================================
>> 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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