tracing: Bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf The synthetic field helpers build a prefixed synthetic variable name and a generated hist command in fixed MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL buffers. The current code appends those strings with raw strcat(), so long key lists, field names, or saved filters can run past the end of the staging buffers. Build both strings with seq_buf and propagate -E2BIG if either the synthetic variable name or the generated command exceeds MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL. This keeps the existing tracing-side limit while using the helper intended for bounded command construction. [ sdr: Moved struct seq_buf *s for upside-down x-mas tree formatting ]
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74391
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-853c-pg29-mfgr
- 2026-10-27 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@9f8ef2e1e95a42044e614b0a5277e3f53f545135 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f8ef2e1e95a42044e614b0a5277e3f53f545135
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c584c27f6649a93ec12061cc779a4bd8f7c1434
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b901fdc1662b131ff908cbd017333b61e7acc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baa333b2700a7fa3529d504529c8c10060fd687c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf334620036ad2250e008c7e7bb6646a3938b7b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f07883450eb14d1cf020b55d9f3a7ec5683bcd26
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74391 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74391 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-853c-pg29-mfgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74391 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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