CVE-2026-74391

tracing: Bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf

N/A
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:59 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf The synthetic field helpers build a prefixed synthetic variable name and a generated hist command in fixed MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL buffers. The current code appends those strings with raw strcat(), so long key lists, field names, or saved filters can run past the end of the staging buffers. Build both strings with seq_buf and propagate -E2BIG if either the synthetic variable name or the generated command exceeds MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL. This keeps the existing tracing-side limit while using the helper intended for bounded command construction. [ sdr: Moved struct seq_buf *s for upside-down x-mas tree formatting ]

Affected

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

02205a6752f223779a1b0e9e8ffacbea6e7178512205a6752f223779a1b0e9e8ffacbea6e7178514.17
Vendor states this is fixed in 0c584c27f6649a93ec12061cc779a4bd8f7c1434 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 88b901fdc1662b131ff908cbd017333b61e7acc8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in baa333b2700a7fa3529d504529c8c10060fd687c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cf334620036ad2250e008c7e7bb6646a3938b7b0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f07883450eb14d1cf020b55d9f3a7ec5683bcd26 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.191 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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