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CVE-2025-22035

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CVE-2025-22035

Published: Apr 16, 2025

Modified: May 23, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

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]/

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
05319d707732c728eb721ac616a50e7978eb499a - < 42561fe62c3628ea3bc9623f64f047605e98857f
affected
b8205dfed68183dc1470e83863c5ded6d7fa30a9 - < de7b309139f862a44379ecd96e93c9133c69f813
affected
ce6e2b14bc094866d9173db6935da2d752f06d8b - < 81a85b12132c8ffe98f5ddbdc185481790aeaa1b
affected
2cb0c037c927db4ec928cc927488e52aa359786e - < a2cce54c1748216535dda02e185d07a084be837e
affected
eecb91b9f98d6427d4af5fdb8f108f52572a39e7 - < 099ef3385800828b74933a96c117574637c3fb3a

+14 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
6.5
unaffected
0 - < 6.5
unaffected
5.4.292 - <= 5.4.*
unaffected
5.10.236 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.180 - <= 5.15.*

+6 more versions

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