I can confirm the bug: Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320092] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320100] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 42381 at /build/linux-0uniEn/linux-4.4.0/net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c:159 in6_dev_finish_destroy+0x6b/0xc0() Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320102] Modules linked in: cmac arc4 md4 nls_utf8 cifs fscache xt_statistic sch_htb ebt_ip ebtable_filter xt_nat xt_recent ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 xt_tcpudp xt_mark xt_comment veth ebtable_nat ebtables ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 xfrm_user xfrm_algo iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 xt_addrtype iptable_filter ip_tables xt_conntrack x_tables nf_nat nf_conntrack br_netfilter bridge stp llc overlay i2c_piix4 8250_fintek input_leds joydev mac_hid serio_raw ib_iser rdma_cm iw_cm ib_cm ib_sa ib_mad ib_core ib_addr sunrpc iscsi_tcp libiscsi_tcp libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi autofs4 btrfs raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx xor raid6_pq libcrc32c raid1 raid0 multipath linear hid_generic crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel hv_netvsc hv_utils hid_hyperv hv_storvsc hid scsi_transport_fc hyperv_keyboard aesni_intel aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper hyperv_fb cryptd psmouse pata_acpi hv_vmbus floppy fjes Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320149] CPU: 1 PID: 42381 Comm: kworker/u128:3 Not tainted 4.4.0-83-generic #106-Ubuntu Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320151] Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS 090006 05/23/2012 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320155] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320156] 0000000000000286 00000000174b4ae5 ffff880686863ba0 ffffffff813f9513 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320158] 0000000000000000 ffffffff81d75940 ffff880686863bd8 ffffffff81081322 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320160] ffff88048ff82800 ffff88048ff80000 0000000000000006 ffff880686863ca8 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320162] Call Trace: Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320166] [] dump_stack+0x63/0x90 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320170] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x82/0xc0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320172] [] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320173] [] in6_dev_finish_destroy+0x6b/0xc0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320176] [] ip6_route_dev_notify+0x116/0x130 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320178] [] notifier_call_chain+0x4a/0x70 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320180] [] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320182] [] call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x35/0x60 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320185] [] netdev_run_todo+0x16d/0x320 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320187] [] rtnl_unlock+0xe/0x10 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320189] [] default_device_exit_batch+0x147/0x170 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320193] [] ? __wake_up_sync+0x20/0x20 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320195] [] ops_exit_list.isra.4+0x52/0x60 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320196] [] cleanup_net+0x1c2/0x2a0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320199] [] process_one_work+0x165/0x480 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320201] [] worker_thread+0x4b/0x4c0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320202] [] ? process_one_work+0x480/0x480 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320204] [] kthread+0xe5/0x100 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320205] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1e0/0x1e0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320209] [] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320210] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1e0/0x1e0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320211] ---[ end trace b549322d7d3fedbf ]--- Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320212] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320214] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 42381 at /build/linux-0uniEn/linux-4.4.0/net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c:160 in6_dev_finish_destroy+0x83/0xc0() Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320214] Modules linked in: cmac arc4 md4 nls_utf8 cifs fscache xt_statistic sch_htb ebt_ip ebtable_filter xt_nat xt_recent ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 xt_tcpudp xt_mark xt_comment veth ebtable_nat ebtables ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 xfrm_user xfrm_algo iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 xt_addrtype iptable_filter ip_tables xt_conntrack x_tables nf_nat nf_conntrack br_netfilter bridge stp llc overlay i2c_piix4 8250_fintek input_leds joydev mac_hid serio_raw ib_iser rdma_cm iw_cm ib_cm ib_sa ib_mad ib_core ib_addr sunrpc iscsi_tcp libiscsi_tcp libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi autofs4 btrfs raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx xor raid6_pq libcrc32c raid1 raid0 multipath linear hid_generic crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel hv_netvsc hv_utils hid_hyperv hv_storvsc hid scsi_transport_fc hyperv_keyboard aesni_intel aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper hyperv_fb cryptd psmouse pata_acpi hv_vmbus floppy fjes Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320243] CPU: 1 PID: 42381 Comm: kworker/u128:3 Tainted: G W 4.4.0-83-generic #106-Ubuntu Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320244] Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS 090006 05/23/2012 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320245] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320246] 0000000000000286 00000000174b4ae5 ffff880686863ba0 ffffffff813f9513 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320248] 0000000000000000 ffffffff81d75940 ffff880686863bd8 ffffffff81081322 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320249] ffff88048ff82800 ffff88048ff80000 0000000000000006 ffff880686863ca8 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320251] Call Trace: Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320252] [] dump_stack+0x63/0x90 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320254] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x82/0xc0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320255] [] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320257] [] in6_dev_finish_destroy+0x83/0xc0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320258] [] ip6_route_dev_notify+0x116/0x130 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320259] [] notifier_call_chain+0x4a/0x70 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320261] [] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320263] [] call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x35/0x60 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320264] [] netdev_run_todo+0x16d/0x320 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320266] [] rtnl_unlock+0xe/0x10 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320268] [] default_device_exit_batch+0x147/0x170 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320270] [] ? __wake_up_sync+0x20/0x20 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320271] [] ops_exit_list.isra.4+0x52/0x60 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320272] [] cleanup_net+0x1c2/0x2a0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320274] [] process_one_work+0x165/0x480 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320276] [] worker_thread+0x4b/0x4c0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320278] [] ? process_one_work+0x480/0x480 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320279] [] kthread+0xe5/0x100 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320280] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1e0/0x1e0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320282] [] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320283] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1e0/0x1e0 Jul 12 16:45:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117514.320284] ---[ end trace b549322d7d3fedc0 ]--- Jul 12 16:45:41 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117515.900045] unregister_netdevice: waiting for lo to become free. Usage count = 0 Jul 12 16:45:55 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117529.738221] cbr0: port 38(vethc7364258) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:45:55 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117529.741246] device vethc7364258 left promiscuous mode Jul 12 16:45:55 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117529.741248] cbr0: port 38(vethc7364258) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:48:37 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117690.960920] cbr0: port 17(vethb0a73659) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:48:37 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117690.962674] device vethb0a73659 left promiscuous mode Jul 12 16:48:37 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117690.962676] cbr0: port 17(vethb0a73659) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:48:38 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117691.944188] cbr0: port 30(vethdbd8c14b) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:48:38 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117691.946302] device vethdbd8c14b left promiscuous mode Jul 12 16:48:38 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117691.946305] cbr0: port 30(vethdbd8c14b) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:48:38 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117692.767894] cbr0: port 29(vethf4e3f484) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:48:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117692.769790] device vethf4e3f484 left promiscuous mode Jul 12 16:48:39 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117692.769793] cbr0: port 29(vethf4e3f484) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:51:44 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117877.264643] cbr0: port 28(vethf2dbc257) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:51:44 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117877.266622] device vethf2dbc257 left promiscuous mode Jul 12 16:51:44 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [117877.266624] cbr0: port 28(vethf2dbc257) entered disabled state Jul 12 16:56:03 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [118134.644094] unregister_netdevice: waiting for lo to become free. Usage count = 1 Jul 12 20:42:29 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [131553.475349] Netfilter messages via NETLINK v0.30. Jul 12 20:42:29 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [131553.479905] ctnetlink v0.93: registering with nfnetlink. Jul 12 22:13:58 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset Jul 12 22:13:58 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu Jul 12 22:13:58 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuacct Jul 12 22:13:58 k8s-agent-C5675ACA-0 kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 4.4.0-83-generic (buildd@lgw01-29) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4) ) #106-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 26 17:54:43 UTC 2017 (Ubuntu 4.4.0-83.106-generic 4.4.70) Affected multiple VMs running in Azure ( Standard D13 v2 ). Trying the sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1 workaround for the moment, as it has the least impact in production.