CVE-2026-99234
tracing: Unregister field variable histograms when the command fails
Published Nov 2, 2026
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium
EPSS < 1%
KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Unregister field variable histograms when the command fails
An action that names a field on another event needs that field as a
variable, so create_field_var_hist() registers a second hist trigger on
that event to provide it, and records it in
target_hist_data->field_var_hists[].
If a later part of the same command fails, create_actions() returns an
error and event_hist_trigger_parse() jumps to out_free. The write fails
with -EINVAL and sched_switch gets no trigger, but:
# echo 'hist:keys=pid:ts0=common_timestamp.usecs' >> \
events/sched/sched_waking/trigger
# echo 'my_synth u64 lat; int a; int b' >> synthetic_events
# echo 'hist:keys=next_pid:wakeup_lat=common_timestamp.usecs-$ts0:\
onmatch(sched.sched_waking).my_synth($wakeup_lat,prio,nosuchfld)'\
>> events/sched/sched_switch/trigger
# cat events/sched/sched_waking/trigger
hist:keys=pid:vals=hitcount:ts0=common_timestamp.usecs:sort=hitcount:size=2048:clock=global [active]
hist:keys=pid:vals=hitcount:synthetic_prio=prio:sort=hitcount:size=2048 [active]
The second histogram is the one created for 'prio'. It is still active and
still counting.
out_free reaches destroy_field_var_hists(), which frees the
field_var_hists[] entries, but never unregister_field_var_hists(), which is
what removes the triggers and runs only from event_hist_trigger_free(). The
entry is freed and the trigger is left with nothing tracking it.
Unregister the field variable histograms in out_free as well, and record
each one as soon as its trigger is registered rather than after the lookup
that follows it, so no exit can leave a registered trigger untracked. The
entry then belongs to field_var_hists[] and is released by
destroy_field_var_hists(), so freeing it on that exit would be a double
free.
tracing: Unregister field variable histograms when the command fails
An action that names a field on another event needs that field as a
variable, so create_field_var_hist() registers a second hist trigger on
that event to provide it, and records it in
target_hist_data->field_var_hists[].
If a later part of the same command fails, create_actions() returns an
error and event_hist_trigger_parse() jumps to out_free. The write fails
with -EINVAL and sched_switch gets no trigger, but:
# echo 'hist:keys=pid:ts0=common_timestamp.usecs' >> \
events/sched/sched_waking/trigger
# echo 'my_synth u64 lat; int a; int b' >> synthetic_events
# echo 'hist:keys=next_pid:wakeup_lat=common_timestamp.usecs-$ts0:\
onmatch(sched.sched_waking).my_synth($wakeup_lat,prio,nosuchfld)'\
>> events/sched/sched_switch/trigger
# cat events/sched/sched_waking/trigger
hist:keys=pid:vals=hitcount:ts0=common_timestamp.usecs:sort=hitcount:size=2048:clock=global [active]
hist:keys=pid:vals=hitcount:synthetic_prio=prio:sort=hitcount:size=2048 [active]
The second histogram is the one created for 'prio'. It is still active and
still counting.
out_free reaches destroy_field_var_hists(), which frees the
field_var_hists[] entries, but never unregister_field_var_hists(), which is
what removes the triggers and runs only from event_hist_trigger_free(). The
entry is freed and the trigger is left with nothing tracking it.
Unregister the field variable histograms in out_free as well, and record
each one as soon as its trigger is registered rather than after the lookup
that follows it, so no exit can leave a registered trigger untracked. The
entry then belongs to field_var_hists[] and is released by
destroy_field_var_hists(), so freeing it on that exit would be a double
free.
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Advisories
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 Debian DLA |
DLA-4904-1 | linux-6.12 security update |
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
User Interaction None
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.182% probability within 30 days)
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
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History
Nov 5, 2026 12:30 AM
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Unregister field variable histograms when the command fails An action that names a field on another event needs that field as a variable, so create_field_var_hist() registers a second hist trigger on that event to provide it, and records it in target_hist_data->field_var_hists[]. If a later part of the same command fails, create_actions() returns an error and event_hist_trigger_parse() jumps to out_free. The write fails with -EINVAL and sched_switch gets no trigger, but: # echo 'hist:keys=pid:ts0=common_timestamp.usecs' >> \ events/sched/sched_waking/trigger # echo 'my_synth u64 lat; int a; int b' >> synthetic_events # echo 'hist:keys=next_pid:wakeup_lat=common_timestamp.usecs-$ts0:\ onmatch(sched.sched_waking).my_synth($wakeup_lat,prio,nosuchfld)'\ >> events/sched/sched_switch/trigger # cat events/sched/sched_waking/trigger hist:keys=pid:vals=hitcount:ts0=common_timestamp.usecs:sort=hitcount:size=2048:clock=global [active] hist:keys=pid:vals=hitcount:synthetic_prio=prio:sort=hitcount:size=2048 [active] The second histogram is the one created for 'prio'. It is still active and still counting. out_free reaches destroy_field_var_hists(), which frees the field_var_hists[] entries, but never unregister_field_var_hists(), which is what removes the triggers and runs only from event_hist_trigger_free(). The entry is freed and the trigger is left with nothing tracking it. Unregister the field variable histograms in out_free as well, and record each one as soon as its trigger is registered rather than after the lookup that follows it, so no exit can leave a registered trigger untracked. The entry then belongs to field_var_hists[] and is released by destroy_field_var_hists(), so freeing it on that exit would be a double free. | |
| Title | tracing: Unregister field variable histograms when the command fails | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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Weaknesses
