Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ARM: 9481/2: breakpoint: CFI breakpoints only on demand
This removes the stub hw_breakpoint_cfi_handler() from ARM, making it not steal breakpoint type 0x03 (ARM_ENTRY_CFI_BREAKPOINT) unless CFI is actively used in the kernel.
When not instrumenting with CFI, or when a breakpoint is issued in userspace, we fall through to return 1 from hw_breakpoint_pending() "unhandled fault" so userspace can make use of this breakpoint.
Tested with LKDTM and this command line: echo CFI_FORWARD_PROTO > /sys/kernel/debug/provoke-crash/DIRECT still works as expected.
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= c3f89986fde7bb9ccc86a901bf28e1f7d69fc3b3, < 314f1a6762b5d51b37784ed7dc701d4c3d893703; >= c3f89986fde7bb9ccc86a901bf28e1f7d69fc3b3, < da64b150e4b7bee615b33ab21f3137c31ec36922; >= c3f89986fde7bb9ccc86a901bf28e1f7d69fc3b3, < 8ed9bff906cf8036531d1559f10e82733a52b41f |
| Linux | Linux | 6.10 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Received