Re: [syzbot] [io-uring?] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference in io_buffer_select

[Pavel Begunkov]

On 5/11/25 01:19, syzbot wrote:
> Hello,
>
> syzbot found the following issue on:
>
> HEAD commit:    0d8d44db295c Merge tag 'for-6.15-rc5-tag' of git://git.ker..
> git tree:       upstream
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=12df282f980000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=925afd2bdd38a581
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6456a99dfdc2e78c4feb
> compiler:       arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40
> userspace arch: arm
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=150338f4580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=143984f4580000
>
> Downloadable assets:
> disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/98a89b9f34e4/non_bootable_disk-0d8d44db.raw.xz
> vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/f2af76a30640/vmlinux-0d8d44db.xz
> kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/a0bb41cd257b/zImage-0d8d44db.xz
>
> IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
> Reported-by: syzbot+6456a99dfdc2e78c4feb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000e when read
> [0000000e] *pgd=84797003, *pmd=df777003
> Internal error: Oops: 205 [#1] SMP ARM
> Modules linked in:
> CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 3105 Comm: syz-executor192 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc5-syzkaller #0 PREEMPT
> Hardware name: ARM-Versatile Express
> PC is at io_ring_buffer_select io_uring/kbuf.c:163 [inline]

this line:

tail = smp_load_acquire(&br->tail);

The offset of the tail field is 0xe so bl->buf_ring should be 0. That's
while it has IOBL_BUF_RING flag set. Same goes for the other report. Also,
since it's off io_buffer_select(), which looks up the list every time we
can exclude the req having a dangling pointer.

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Pavel Begunkov