[syzbot] [media?] WARNING in dvb_frontend_release
From: syzbot
Date: Fri Aug 28 2026 - 11:40:12 EST
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 0a0d1d55dad5 Merge tag 'scftorture.2026.08.18a' of git://g..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=17a3b19e580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=a73a22d959389384
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=2528bcebd696f88fdb4c
compiler: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.
Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/b6c177362f10/disk-0a0d1d55.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/f2c3243ec7e8/vmlinux-0a0d1d55.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/c41f358fc565/bzImage-0a0d1d55.xz
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DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock)
WARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 at __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 [inline], CPU#0: syz.8.552/9005
WARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 at __mutex_lock+0x944/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821, CPU#0: syz.8.552/9005
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9005 Comm: syz.8.552 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/05/2026
RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 [inline]
RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0x94b/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
Code: 0f b6 14 11 38 d0 7c 08 84 d2 0f 85 b4 10 00 00 44 8b 05 b8 a2 78 05 45 85 c0 75 13 48 8d 3d ac a7 7b 05 48 c7 c6 e0 d3 ef 8b <67> 48 0f b9 3a 90 e9 1b f8 ff ff 4d 8d a7 f0 0a 00 00 4c 89 e7 e8
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003417b40 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000003 RBX: ffff88801efcd318 RCX: 1ffffffff2289aec
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8befd3e0 RDI: ffffffff9147dc60
RBP: ffffc90003417cb0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffff88801efcd1c0
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888123b7b000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000001b32d24000 CR3: 000000007627c000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dvb_frontend_release+0x2f2/0x5d0 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c:2944
__fput+0x3ff/0xb50 fs/file_table.c:512
task_work_run+0x150/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:233
exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:40 [inline]
do_exit+0x951/0x2ae0 kernel/exit.c:1008
__do_sys_exit kernel/exit.c:1118 [inline]
__se_sys_exit kernel/exit.c:1116 [inline]
__x64_sys_exit+0x42/0x50 kernel/exit.c:1116
x64_sys_call+0x156c/0x1570 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:61
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f9732d9e0d9
Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0x7f9732d9e0af.
RSP: 002b:00007f9730ff5ef8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000003c
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000058 RCX: 00007f9732d9e0d9
RDX: 00007f9730ff69c8 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 00007f9732e35024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000058
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f9733026038 R14: 00007f9733025fa0 R15: 00007fff990920b8
</TASK>
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Code disassembly (best guess):
0: 0f b6 14 11 movzbl (%rcx,%rdx,1),%edx
4: 38 d0 cmp %dl,%al
6: 7c 08 jl 0x10
8: 84 d2 test %dl,%dl
a: 0f 85 b4 10 00 00 jne 0x10c4
10: 44 8b 05 b8 a2 78 05 mov 0x578a2b8(%rip),%r8d # 0x578a2cf
17: 45 85 c0 test %r8d,%r8d
1a: 75 13 jne 0x2f
1c: 48 8d 3d ac a7 7b 05 lea 0x57ba7ac(%rip),%rdi # 0x57ba7cf
23: 48 c7 c6 e0 d3 ef 8b mov $0xffffffff8befd3e0,%rsi
* 2a: 67 48 0f b9 3a ud1 (%edx),%rdi <-- trapping instruction
2f: 90 nop
30: e9 1b f8 ff ff jmp 0xfffff850
35: 4d 8d a7 f0 0a 00 00 lea 0xaf0(%r15),%r12
3c: 4c 89 e7 mov %r12,%rdi
3f: e8 .byte 0xe8
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