CVE-2026-90066
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
samples/ftrace: Fix kthread_stop() on ERR_PTR in ftrace-direct-multi-modify
ftrace_direct_multi_init() assigns kthread_run()'s return value to simple_tsk without an IS_ERR() check. When kthread_run() fails it returns ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM), but init still returns 0, so the module loads with simple_tsk holding an error pointer. On unload, ftrace_direct_multi_exit() then passes that ERR_PTR to kthread_stop(), leading to a null-pointer-dereference.
Check the return value of kthread_run() with IS_ERR(); on failure, unregister the ftrace direct call and propagate the error code.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | e1067a07cfbc5a36abad3752fafe4c79e06db1bb < 7a96b9f6d5ba23dbce66c8a4a242effd4c01a830 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e1067a07cfbc5a36abad3752fafe4c79e06db1bb < 98b7b2a29ae87937aa02ab9391543ef8c602cd94 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e1067a07cfbc5a36abad3752fafe4c79e06db1bb < 626614df9080d7052fbe24dc90b5434717ab7a9f | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e1067a07cfbc5a36abad3752fafe4c79e06db1bb < cf839636911d8313f3ecd098329fd0b96499e4cf | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e1067a07cfbc5a36abad3752fafe4c79e06db1bb < 6727b7618f49401acf373fa3ec5712e2ec52e5cf | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.16 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 0 < 5.16 | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.157 <= 6.6.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.110 <= 6.12.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18.52 <= 6.18.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.2.6 <= 7.2.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.3-rc1 <= * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a96b9f6d5ba23dbce66c8a4a242effd4c01a830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98b7b2a29ae87937aa02ab9391543ef8c602cd94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/626614df9080d7052fbe24dc90b5434717ab7a9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf839636911d8313f3ecd098329fd0b96499e4cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6727b7618f49401acf373fa3ec5712e2ec52e5cf
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