TI-2026-52419 Aliases CVE-2026-74636 GHSA-jcq2-873m-mp53

tracing: Fix race between update_event_fields and, event_define_fields

LOW 22Published 2026-08-22 · Updated 2026-11-06

Key facts

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Confidentiality · integrity · availability: —
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: Fix race between update_event_fields and, event_define_fields The following sequence may leads race between event_define_fields() and update_event_fields(): CPU0 (loads module A) CPU1 (loads module B) =============================== =============================== load_module(A) load_module(B) notifier_call_chain notifier_call_chain trace_module_notify trace_module_notify mutex_lock(&event_mutex) trace_event_update_all() trace_module_add_events(A) down_write(&trace_event_sem) __register_event(call_A) __add_event_to_tracers(call_A) event_define_fields(call_A) for each f: list_for_each_entry(field, list_add(&f->link, &class->fields, link) &class->fields) field = class->fields->next; Where access to the class->fields is not protected by the event_mutex in trace_event_update_all(). This produces the following panic: Unable to handle kernel access ... at virtual address 0000000000000018 pc : update_event_fields+0xf8/0x368 Call trace: update_event_fields+0xf8/0x368 trace_event_update_all+0x7c/0x2b4 trace_module_notify+0x4c/0x1dc notifier_call_chain+0x84/0x168 blocking_notifier_call_chain_robust+0x64/0xd4 load_module+0x10c8/0x123c __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x230/0x31c Fix by taking event_mutex in trace_event_update_all() before trace_event_sem.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00173 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.15.216, 5.17, 5.18 +6Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	5.15.33 to before 5.15.216; 5.16.19 to before 5.17; 5.17.2 to before 5.18	5.15.216, 5.17, 5.18	Patch available	CNA
Linux	Linux	5.18 and later	5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2	Patch available	CNA

Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15.33 to before 5.15.216; 5.16.19 to before 5.17; 5.17.2 to before 5.18 Fixed in 5.15.216, 5.17, 5.18 Patch available CNA
Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.18 and later Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	—	—	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.216, 5.17, 5.18
Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. 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 9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Not affected: 3 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74636
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcq2-873m-mp53
2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4

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Sources

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