CVE-2025-38539

EUVD-2025-26108
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.31 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.297
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.241
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.190
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.147
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.100
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.40
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.15.8
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc6
debiandebian_linux
11.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.159-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.162-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
5.10.249-1
fixed
forky
6.18.9-1
fixed
sid
6.18.12-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.63-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.73-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.162-1~deb11u1
fixed