syzbot has bisected this issue to: commit 3db978d480e2843979a2b56f2f7da726f2b295b2 Author: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> Date: Mon Jun 8 04:40:24 2020 +0000 kernel/sysctl: support setting sysctl parameters from kernel command line bisection log: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/bisect.txt?x=1499efd0580000 start commit: 87d6aab2389e Merge tag 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org.. git tree: upstream final oops: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/report.txt?x=1699efd0580000 console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1299efd0580000 kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=fb6ea01107fa96bd dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=7bb5e48f6ead66c72906 syz repro: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=17dd6327980000 C reproducer: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=16d24f9f980000 Reported-by: syzbot+7bb5e48f6ead66c72906@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fixes: 3db978d480e2 ("kernel/sysctl: support setting sysctl parameters from kernel command line") For information about bisection process see: https://goo.gl/tpsmEJ#bisection