Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Fix race between update_event_fields and, event_define_fields
The following sequence may leads race between event_define_fields() and update_event_fields():
CPU0 (loads module A) CPU1 (loads module B) =============================== =============================== load_module(A) load_module(B) notifier_call_chain notifier_call_chain trace_module_notify trace_module_notify mutex_lock(&event_mutex) trace_event_update_all() trace_module_add_events(A) down_write(&trace_event_sem) __register_event(call_A) __add_event_to_tracers(call_A) event_define_fields(call_A) for each f: list_for_each_entry(field, list_add(&f->link, &class->fields, link) &class->fields) field = class->fields->next;
Where access to the class->fields is not protected by the event_mutex in trace_event_update_all().
This produces the following panic: Unable to handle kernel access ... at virtual address 0000000000000018 pc : update_event_fields+0xf8/0x368 Call trace: update_event_fields+0xf8/0x368 trace_event_update_all+0x7c/0x2b4 trace_module_notify+0x4c/0x1dc notifier_call_chain+0x84/0x168 blocking_notifier_call_chain_robust+0x64/0xd4 load_module+0x10c8/0x123c __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x230/0x31c
Fix by taking event_mutex in trace_event_update_all() before trace_event_sem.
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 7c6bd60999f32138e3b73fd97ea11ef47a94de25, < 4e39f7b4d9d36508c53e89e6cbc640728df870b5; >= b3bc8547d3be60898818885f5bf22d0a62e2eb48, < a30d421468300b1e7b2f233136aeb2db8013f555; >= b3bc8547d3be60898818885f5bf22d0a62e2eb48, < e5f1d301b4bdaa4206db251fdc691f623162b0a8; >= b3bc8547d3be60898818885f5bf22d0a62e2eb48, < fdeb190b0905a6aaed1e5d6adfb8613214748d7d; >= b3bc8547d3be60898818885f5bf22d0a62e2eb48, < ed49684e69f846bf50b5050651ccdb87cfd152c0; >= b3bc8547d3be60898818885f5bf22d0a62e2eb48, < f128740f39ab28d1f4ad5bdd10f3e117eec0c374; >= b3bc8547d3be60898818885f5bf22d0a62e2eb48, < c3730b8373bb5059d735509b9e6a00d7eb337d7c; 55defdf935fab9f2989a197aae1042c082d9a343; 0c53a5c80e6e286733381a1d9f255ba4039e2e45; >= 5.15.33, < 5.15.216; >= 5.16.19, < 5.17; >= 5.17.2, < 5.18 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.18 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e39f7b4d9d36508c53e89e6cbc640728df870b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a30d421468300b1e7b2f233136aeb2db8013f555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3730b8373bb5059d735509b9e6a00d7eb337d7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5f1d301b4bdaa4206db251fdc691f623162b0a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed49684e69f846bf50b5050651ccdb87cfd152c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f128740f39ab28d1f4ad5bdd10f3e117eec0c374
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdeb190b0905a6aaed1e5d6adfb8613214748d7d
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 22, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Received