CVE-2023-53007
Published: Mar 27, 2025
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Make sure trace_printk() can output as soon as it can be used Currently trace_printk() can be used as soon as early_trace_init() is called from start_kernel(). But if a crash happens, and "ftrace_dump_on_oops" is set on the kernel command line, all you get will be: [ 0.456075] <idle>-0 0dN.2. 347519us : Unknown type 6 [ 0.456075] <idle>-0 0dN.2. 353141us : Unknown type 6 [ 0.456075] <idle>-0 0dN.2. 358684us : Unknown type 6 This is because the trace_printk() event (type 6) hasn't been registered yet. That gets done via an early_initcall(), which may be early, but not early enough. Instead of registering the trace_printk() event (and other ftrace events, which are not trace events) via an early_initcall(), have them registered at the same time that trace_printk() can be used. This way, if there is a crash before early_initcall(), then the trace_printk()s will actually be useful.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087 - < f97eb0ab066133483a65c93eb894748de2f6b598affected e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087 - < b94d7c7654356860dd7719120c7d15ba38b6162aaffected e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087 - < 76b2390fdc80c0a8300e5da5b6b62d201b6fe9ceaffected e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087 - < de3930a4883ddad2244efd6d349013294c62c75caffected e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087 - < b0af180514edea6c83dc9a299d9f383009c99f25+2 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 4.12unaffected 0 - < 4.12unaffected 4.14.305 - <= 4.14.*unaffected 4.19.272 - <= 4.19.*unaffected 5.4.231 - <= 5.4.*+4 more versions |
References
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