CVE-2025-38539

tracing: Add down_write(trace_event_sem) when adding trace event

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Add down_write(trace_event_sem) when adding trace event When a module is loaded, it adds trace events defined by the module. It may also need to modify the modules trace printk formats to replace enum names with their values. If two modules are loaded at the same time, the adding of the event to the ftrace_events list can corrupt the walking of the list in the code that is modifying the printk format strings and crash the kernel. The addition of the event should take the trace_event_sem for write while it adds the new event. Also add a lockdep_assert_held() on that semaphore in __trace_add_event_dirs() as it iterates the list.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.31 ≤ v < 5.4.2975.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1905.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1475.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2416.13 ≤ v < 6.15.86.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1006.7 ≤ v < 6.12.40110bf2b764eb6026b868d84499263cb24b1bcc8d6.166.16 rc16.16 rc26.16 rc36.16 rc46.16 rc56.16 rc6
Vendor states this is fixed in 33e20747b47ddc03569b6bc27a2d6894c1428182 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6bc94f20a4c304997288f9a45278c9d0c06987d3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 70fecd519caad0c1741c3379d5348c9000a5b29d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7803b28c9aa8d8bd4e19ebcf5f0db9612b0f333b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b5e8acc14dcb314a9b61ff19dcd9fdd0d88f70df (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ca60064ea03f14e06c763de018403cb56ba3207d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in db45632479ceecb669612ed8dbce927e3c6279fc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e70f5ee4c8824736332351b703c46f9469ed7f6c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.31 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.241 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.190 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.297 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.147 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.100 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33e20747b47ddc03569b6bc27a2d6894c1428182
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc94f20a4c304997288f9a45278c9d0c06987d3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70fecd519caad0c1741c3379d5348c9000a5b29d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7803b28c9aa8d8bd4e19ebcf5f0db9612b0f333b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5e8acc14dcb314a9b61ff19dcd9fdd0d88f70df
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca60064ea03f14e06c763de018403cb56ba3207d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db45632479ceecb669612ed8dbce927e3c6279fc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e70f5ee4c8824736332351b703c46f9469ed7f6c

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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