tracing: Fix use-after-free in print_graph_function_flags during tracer switching
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix use-after-free in print_graph_function_flags during tracer switching Kairui reported a UAF issue in print_graph_function_flags() during ftrace stress testing [1]. This issue can be reproduced if puting a 'mdelay(10)' after 'mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock)' in s_start(), and executing the following script: $ echo function_graph > current_tracer $ cat trace > /dev/null & $ sleep 5 # Ensure the 'cat' reaches the 'mdelay(10)' point $ echo timerlat > current_tracer The root cause lies in the two calls to print_graph_function_flags within print_trace_line during each s_show(): * One through 'iter->trace->print_line()'; * Another through 'event->funcs->trace()', which is hidden in print_trace_fmt() before print_trace_line returns. Tracer switching only updates the former, while the latter continues to use the print_line function of the old tracer, which in the script above is print_graph_function_flags. Moreover, when switching from the 'function_graph' tracer to the 'timerlat' tracer, s_start only calls graph_trace_close of the 'function_graph' tracer to free 'iter->private', but does not set it to NULL. This provides an opportunity for 'event->funcs->trace()' to use an invalid 'iter->private'. To fix this issue, set 'iter->private' to NULL immediately after freeing it in graph_trace_close(), ensuring that an invalid pointer is not passed to other tracers. Additionally, clean up the unnecessary 'iter->private = NULL' during each 'cat trace' when using wakeup and irqsoff tracers. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.255 to before 5.4.292; 5.10.193 to before 5.10.236; 5.15.129 to before 5.15.180; 6.1.50 to before 6.1.134; 4.14.324 to before 4.15; 4.19.293 to before 4.20; 6.4.13 to before 6.5 | 5.4.292, 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 4.15, 4.20, 6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.5 and later | 5.4.292, 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.255 to before 5.4.292; 5.10.193 to before 5.10.236; 5.15.129 to before 5.15.180; 6.1.50 to before 6.1.134; 4.14.324 to before 4.15; 4.19.293 to before 4.20; 6.4.13 to before 6.5 Fixed in 5.4.292, 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 4.15, 4.20, 6.5 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.5 and later Fixed in 5.4.292, 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14.324 to before 4.15; 4.19.293 to before 4.20; 5.4.255 to before 5.4.292; 5.10.193 to before 5.10.236; 5.15.129 to before 5.15.180; 6.1.50 to before 6.1.134; 6.4.13 to before 6.6.87; 6.7 to before 6.12.23; 6.13 to before 6.13.11; 6.14 to before 6.14.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14.324 to before 4.15; 4.19.293 to before 4.20; 5.4.255 to before 5.4.292; 5.10.193 to before 5.10.236; 5.15.129 to before 5.15.180; 6.1.50 to before 6.1.134; 6.4.13 to before 6.6.87; 6.7 to before 6.12.23; 6.13 to before 6.13.11; 6.14 to before 6.14.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.292, 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 4.15, 4.20, 6.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.292, 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.134, 6.6.87, 6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22035
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrxv-vv4v-jrrh
References
Patch 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42561fe62c3628ea3bc9623f64f047605e98857f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de7b309139f862a44379ecd96e93c9133c69f813
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81a85b12132c8ffe98f5ddbdc185481790aeaa1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2cce54c1748216535dda02e185d07a084be837e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/099ef3385800828b74933a96c117574637c3fb3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c85efe6e13743cac6ba4ccf144cb91f44c86231a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14752d66056d0c7bffe5092130409417d3baa70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70be951bc01e4a0e10d443f3510bb17426f257fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f81f27b1093e4895e87b74143c59c055c3b1906
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Sources
- CVE-2025-22035 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-22035 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrxv-vv4v-jrrh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-22035 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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