Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fgraph: Do not enable function_graph tracer when setting funcgraph-args
When setting the funcgraph-args option when function graph tracer is net
enabled, it incorrectly enables it. Worse, it unregisters itself when it
was never registered. Then when it gets enabled again, it will register
itself a second time causing a WARNing.
~# echo 1 > /sys/kernel/tracing/options/funcgraph-args
~# head -20 /sys/kernel/tracing/trace
# tracer: nop
#
# entries-in-buffer/entries-written: 813/26317372 #P:8
#
# _-----=> irqs-off/BH-disabled
# / _----=> need-resched
# | / _---=> hardirq/softirq
# || / _--=> preempt-depth
# ||| / _-=> migrate-disable
# |||| / delay
# TASK-PID CPU# ||||| TIMESTAMP FUNCTION
# | | | ||||| | |
<idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966010: 7) 1.692 us | fetch_next_timer_interrupt(basej=4294981640, basem=357956000000, base_local=0xffff88823c3ae040, base_global=0xffff88823c3af300, tevt=0xffff888100e47cb8);
<idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966012: 7) | tmigr_cpu_deactivate(nextexp=357988000000) {
<idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966013: 7) | _raw_spin_lock(lock=0xffff88823c3b2320) {
<idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966014: 7) 0.981 us | preempt_count_add(val=1);
<idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966017: 7) 1.058 us | do_raw_spin_lock(lock=0xffff88823c3b2320);
<idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966019: 7) 5.824 us | }
<idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966021: 7) | tmigr_inactive_up(group=0xffff888100cb9000, child=0x0, data=0xffff888100e47bc0) {
<idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966022: 7) | tmigr_update_events(group=0xffff888100cb9000, child=0x0, data=0xffff888100e47bc0) {
Notice the "tracer: nop" at the top there. The current tracer is the "nop"
tracer, but the content is obviously the function graph tracer.
Enabling function graph tracing will cause it to register again and
trigger a warning in the accounting:
~# echo function_graph > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer
-bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy
With the dmesg of:
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 1095 at kernel/trace/ftrace.c:3509 ftrace_startup_subops+0xc1e/0x1000
Modules linked in: kvm_intel kvm irqbypass
CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 1095 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-test-00006-gea03de4105d3 #24 PREEMPT
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:ftrace_startup_subops+0xc1e/0x1000
Code: 48 b8 22 01 00 00 00 00 ad de 49 89 84 24 88 01 00 00 8b 44 24 08 89 04 24 e9 c3 f7 ff ff c7 04 24 ed ff ff ff e9 b7 f7 ff ff <0f> 0b c7 04 24 f0 ff ff ff e9 a9 f7 ff ff c7 04 24 f4 ff ff ff e9
RSP: 0018:ffff888133cff948 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 1ffff1102679ff31 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 1ffffffff0b27a60 RSI: ffffffff8593d2f0 RDI: ffffffff85941140
RBP: 00000000000c2041 R08: ffffffffffffffff R09: ffffed1020240221
R10: ffff88810120110f R11: ffffed1020240214 R12: ffffffff8593d2f0
R13: ffffffff8593d300 R14: ffffffff85941140 R15: ffffffff85631100
FS: 00007f7ec6f28740(0000) GS:ffff8882b5251000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f7ec6f181c0 CR3: 000000012f1d0005 CR4: 0000000000172ef0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __pfx_ftrace_startup_subops+0x10/0x10
? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80
? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10
? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10
? trace_preempt_on+0xd0/0x110
? __pfx_trace_graph_entry_args+0x10/
---truncated---
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.15 | 6.15.4 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +6 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-1522 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026