Updated: 2026-02-27 03:44:16.399203
Description:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ftrace: Also allocate and copy hash for reading of filter files Currently the reader of set_ftrace_filter and set_ftrace_notrace just adds the pointer to the global tracer hash to its iterator. Unlike the writer that allocates a copy of the hash, the reader keeps the pointer to the filter hashes. This is problematic because this pointer is static across function calls that release the locks that can update the global tracer hashes. This can cause UAF and similar bugs. Allocate and copy the hash for reading the filter files like it is done for the writers. This not only fixes UAF bugs, but also makes the code a bit simpler as it doesn't have to differentiate when to free the iterator's hash between writers and readers.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | HIGH | 7.8 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2026:1771239384 | 2026-02-16 15:28:44 | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2026-02-06 07:58:20 | ||
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-02-19 12:16:44 | ||
| CentOS Stream 8 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2026-02-06 07:58:26 | ||
| Oracle Linux 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2026-02-21 21:19:28 | Not affected: This flaw exists only in kernels that include commit c20489dad156, which introduced th... | |
| Oracle Linux 7 ELS | kernel-uek | 5.4.17 | 7.8 | HIGH | Already Fixed | 2026-02-06 09:10:05 | Not affected: This flaw exists only in kernels that include commit c20489dad156, which introduced th... | |
| TuxCare 9.6 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | In Progress | 2026-02-12 05:13:07 | ||
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2026-02-04 08:57:06 | ||
| Ubuntu 18.04 ELS | linux | 4.15.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2026-02-04 09:18:16 | ||
| Ubuntu 20.04 ELS | linux | 5.4.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-02-18 09:56:22 |