PT-2026-64672 · Linux · Linux

CVE-2026-64451

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2026-07-25

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2026-07-25

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Fix NULL pointer dereference in func set flag()
func set flag() dereferences tr->current trace flags before verifying that the current tracer is actually the function tracer. When the active tracer has been switched away from "function" (e.g., to "wakeup rt"), tr->current trace flags can be NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and kernel crash.
The call chain that triggers this is:
trace options write() -> set tracer option() -> trace->set flag() /* func set flag */
In func set flag(), the first operation is:
if (!!set == !!(tr->current trace flags->val & bit))
This dereferences tr->current trace flags unconditionally. The safety check that guards against a non-function tracer:
if (tr->current trace != &function trace) return 0;
is placed after the dereference, which is too late.
This was observed with the following crash dump:
BUG: unable to handle page fault at 0000000000000000 RIP: func set flag+0xd
Call Trace: set tracer option+0x27 trace options write+0x75 vfs write+0x12a ksys write+0x66 do syscall 64+0x5b
RIP: ffffffff914c973d RSP: ff67ec88b01dfdf0 RFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ff3a826e80354580 RCX: 0000000000000001 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff93918080
The disassembly confirms the fault:
func set flag+0: mov 0x1f08(%rdi), %rax ; RAX = tr->current trace flags = NULL func set flag+13: mov (%rax), %eax ; page fault: dereference NULL
At the time of the crash: tr->current trace flags = 0x0 (NULL) tr->current trace = wakeup rt tracer (not function trace)
The scenario is that a process opens a function tracer option file (such as "func stack trace"), then the current tracer is switched to another tracer (e.g., "wakeup rt"), which sets current trace flags to NULL. When the process subsequently writes to the option file, func set flag() is invoked and crashes on the NULL dereference.
Fix this by moving the current trace check before the current trace flags dereference, so that func set flag() returns early when the function tracer is not active.
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Identificadores relacionados

CVE-2026-64451

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