Upstream information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:tracing: Fix crash in print_graph_function_event()
tracing_set_tracer() assigns the flags of the newly selected tracer
with:
tr->current_trace_flags = t->flags ? : t->tracer->flags;
If the new tracer defines neither static flags nor default flags, like
hwlat, irqsoff or wakeup, add_tracer() has no per instance flags copy
for it, and both operands are NULL, so tr->current_trace_flags ends up
being NULL as well.
The ring buffer is not cleared when switching tracers: it is reset
inside tracer_init(), after current_trace_flags was already assigned.
If the buffer still holds function_graph entries of the previous
tracer, printing one of them dereferences the NULL pointer. This was
hit by cat trace during an ftrace stress test:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
RIP: 0010:print_graph_function_event+0xe/0x20
Call Trace:
s_show+0x4d/0x110
seq_read_iter+0x2d4/0x490
seq_read+0x130/0x170
vfs_read+0xb5/0x370
ksys_read+0x6d/0xe0
do_syscall_64+0xbc/0x450
The snapshot buffer is not reset at all, so this can be reproduced
without a race:
echo function_graph > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer
echo 1 > /sys/kernel/tracing/snapshot
echo hwlat > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer
cat /sys/kernel/tracing/snapshot
Rather than teaching every user of tr->current_trace_flags about this
corner case, make sure it is never NULL: when the newly selected
tracer has no flags at all, tracing_set_tracer() falls back to a
static empty no_tracer_flags. run_tracer_selftest() can hit the same
case, so the same fallback is added there too. The existing users
already handle opts == NULL, so these tracers keep behaving as before.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: New
This issue is currently rated as having not set severity.
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
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| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Oct 28 17:49:36 2026CVE page last modified: Wed Oct 28 17:49:36 2026