Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing/timerlat: Move hrtimer_init to timerlat_fd open()
Currently, the timerlat's hrtimer is initialized at the first read of
timerlat_fd, and destroyed at close(). It works, but it causes an error
if the user program open() and close() the file without reading.
Here's an example:
# echo NO_OSNOISE_WORKLOAD > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/osnoise/options
# echo timerlat > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer
# cat <<EOF > ./timerlat_load.py
# !/usr/bin/env python3
timerlat_fd = open("/sys/kernel/tracing/osnoise/per_cpu/cpu0/timerlat_fd", 'r')
timerlat_fd.close();
EOF
# ./taskset -c 0 ./timerlat_load.py
<BOOM>
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
CPU: 1 PID: 2673 Comm: python3 Not tainted 6.6.13-200.fc39.x86_64 #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-1.fc39 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:hrtimer_active+0xd/0x50
Code: 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 57 30 <8b> 42 10 a8 01 74 09 f3 90 8b 42 10 a8 01 75 f7 80 7f 38 00 75 1d
RSP: 0018:ffffb031009b7e10 EFLAGS: 00010286
RAX: 000000000002db00 RBX: ffff9118f786db08 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff9117a0e64400 RDI: ffff9118f786db08
RBP: ffff9118f786db80 R08: ffff9117a0ddd420 R09: ffff9117804d4f70
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff9118f786db08
R13: ffff91178fdd5e20 R14: ffff9117840978c0 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 00007f2ffbab1740(0000) GS:ffff9118f7840000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000010 CR3: 00000001b402e000 CR4: 0000000000750ee0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __die+0x23/0x70
? page_fault_oops+0x171/0x4e0
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
? avc_has_extended_perms+0x237/0x520
? exc_page_fault+0x7f/0x180
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
? hrtimer_active+0xd/0x50
hrtimer_cancel+0x15/0x40
timerlat_fd_release+0x48/0xe0
__fput+0xf5/0x290
__x64_sys_close+0x3d/0x80
do_syscall_64+0x60/0x90
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
? __x64_sys_ioctl+0x72/0xd0
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x2b/0x40
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
? do_syscall_64+0x6c/0x90
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x142/0x1f0
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x2b/0x40
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
? do_syscall_64+0x6c/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8
RIP: 0033:0x7f2ffb321594
Code: 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa 80 3d d5 cd 0d 00 00 74 13 b8 03 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 3c c3 0f 1f 00 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 10 89 7d
RSP: 002b:00007ffe8d8eef18 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000003
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f2ffba4e668 RCX: 00007f2ffb321594
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007ffe8d8eef40 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 55c926e3167eae79 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 0000000000000003
R13: 00007ffe8d8ef030 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00007f2ffba4e668
</TASK>
CR2: 0000000000000010
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Move hrtimer_init to timerlat_fd open() to avoid this problem.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.5 | 6.6.18 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.7.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.7.7-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | 6.5.0-1023.23~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | 6.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1 | USN-6895-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | 6.5.0-1024.26~22.04.1 | USN-6895-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1 | USN-6900-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | 6.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 6.5.0-1023.24 | USN-6895-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | 6.5.0-1027.28 | USN-6895-4 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | 6.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +23 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | 6.5.0-1017.18~22.04.1 | USN-6895-3 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2001.1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-coco +3 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4 | 1-1.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4 | 1-1.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_6 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6 | 1-150600.13.3.5 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +10 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 |
Advisories 15
- WID-SEC-2024-0773 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 25, 2026
- USN-6895-3 linux-aws-6.5, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5, linux-oracle-6.5, linux-starfive-6.5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6900-1 linux-hwe-6.5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6895-2 linux-azure-6.5, linux-gcp-6.5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6895-1 linux, linux-gcp, linux-nvidia-6.5, linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- USN-6895-4 linux-oem-6.5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-0612 IBM Security Guardium: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 20, 2025