MIPS: ftrace: Fix memory corruption when kernel is located beyond 32 bits (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.23 % · percentile 13 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: MIPS: ftrace: Fix memory corruption when kernel is located beyond 32 bits Since commit e424054000878 ("MIPS: Tracing: Reduce the overhead of dynamic Function Tracer"), the macro UASM_i_LA_mostly has been used, and this macro can generate more than 2 instructions. At the same time, the code in ftrace assumes that no more than 2 instructions can be generated, which is why it stores them in an int[2] array. However, as previously noted, the macro UASM_i_LA_mostly (and now UASM_i_LA) causes a buffer overflow when _mcount is beyond 32 bits. This leads to corruption of the variables located in the __read_mostly section. This corruption was observed because the variable __cpu_primary_thread_mask was corrupted, causing a hang very early during boot. This fix prevents the corruption by avoiding the generation of instructions if they could exceed 2 instructions in length. Fortunately, insn_la_mcount is only used if the instrumented code is located outside the kernel code section, so dynamic ftrace can still be used, albeit in a more limited scope. This is still preferable to corrupting memory and/or crashing the kernel.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f7a003fe2646337fbc5dd41051ad6754ac34064
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cfda98cf02eacfa6b09076e98bd479fd73407c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3e33ac2eb69d595079a1a1e444c2fb98efdd42d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f39b9d0e86ed6236b9a5fb67616ab1f76c4f150
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36dac9a3dda1f2bae343191bc16b910c603cac25
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-2504
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-71109
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0787 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0602 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0545 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0522 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0495 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0453 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0326 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0316 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0166 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.6.35.1 < 6.12.64cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.3cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.35:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected e424054000878d7eb11e44289242886d6e219d22 < 3f7a003fe2646337fbc5dd41051ad6754ac34064 ; affected e424054000878d7eb11e44289242886d6e219d22 < 9cfda98cf02eacfa6b09076e98bd479fd73407c2 ; affected e424054000878d7eb11e44289242886d6e219d22 < e3e33ac2eb69d595079a1a1e444c2fb98efdd42d ; affected e424054000878d7eb11e44289242886d6e219d22 < 7f39b9d0e86ed6236b9a5fb67616ab1f76c4f150 ; affected e424054000878d7eb11e44289242886d6e219d22 < 36dac9a3dda1f2bae343191bc16b910c603cac25 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.35 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.35 ; unaffected 6.1.191 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.160 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.64 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.3 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |