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: 7%
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
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.170-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.172-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
5.10.251-5
fixed
forky
7.0.7-1
fixed
sid
7.0.7-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.88-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.172-1~deb11u1
fixed
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
cluster-md-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
dlm-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
gfs2-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
kernel-64kb
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
kernel-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
fixed
kernel-default
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1.150600.12.34.2
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1.150600.12.34.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1.150600.12.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
fixed
kernel-default-man
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
kernel-docs
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
kernel-obs-build
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
kernel-source-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
kernel-syms-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
fixed
ocfs2-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.293.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed
reiserfs-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
fixed