[moderation] [mm?] WARNING: lock held when returning to user space in lock_vma_under_rcu

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Mar 18, 2026, 8:51:26 AM (yesterday) Mar 18
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syzbot found the following issue on:

HEAD commit: b84a0ebe421c Add linux-next specific files for 20260313
git tree: linux-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11449602580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e7280ad1f68b2dce
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a9cd727808f8f83b24f9
compiler: Debian clang version 21.1.8 (++20251221033036+2078da43e25a-1~exp1~20251221153213.50), Debian LLD 21.1.8
CC: [Liam.H...@oracle.com ak...@linux-foundation.org linux-...@vger.kernel.org linu...@kvack.org l...@kernel.org shakee...@linux.dev sur...@google.com vba...@kernel.org]

Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.

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disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/09145161a8a9/disk-b84a0ebe.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/b64c254e474c/vmlinux-b84a0ebe.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/a7c33f5f7f45/bzImage-b84a0ebe.xz

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WARNING: lock held when returning to user space!
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L
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syz.4.5868/25813 is leaving the kernel with locks still held!
2 locks held by syz.4.5868/25813:
#0: ffff88806504b308 (vm_lock){++++}-{0:0}, at: lock_vma_under_rcu+0x1d1/0x500 mm/mmap_lock.c:310
#1: ffff88807c9501f0 (&ctx->map_changing_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: mfill_get_vma+0x162/0x660 mm/userfaultfd.c:226


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