CVE-2026-68146
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ftrace: Add global mutex to serialize trace_parser access In ftrace, the trace_parser structure is allocated and initialized when a trace file is opened, and is subsequently used across write and release handlers to parse user input. The affected handler paths and their specific functions are: - Open paths: ftrace_regex_open(), ftrace_graph_open() - Write paths: ftrace_regex_write(), ftrace_graph_write() - Release paths: ftrace_regex_release(), ftrace_graph_release() If userspace opens a trace file descriptor and shares it across multiple threads, concurrent write calls will race on the parser's internal state, specifically the 'idx', 'cont', and 'buffer' fields, leading to corrupted input or undefined behavior. Fix this by adding a global mutex, parser_lock, to serialize all access to trace_parser across write and release paths, preventing concurrent corruption of parser state.
At a glance
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: not scored yet.
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1474fe4453505b6be720b5bb94be1c927de3314a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d0dd138a06c782f8b755cd1b6f9909494514ce1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65bf73bee1a4f3722208ae46afc0fa5de76b9a0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7720b63bcef3f54c7fe288774b720a227d54a306
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90be137813e1a5bdfd671e40fe28004fb959d3e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a29bc20ea5f0cb79c6287f2c6182c5eeb8e6c01f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db76744d588086695371ecdd982694395628ba48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e807c9193d9493c7a0d039158ebb955050a76df1