FKIE_CVE-2026-89988
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-16 11:17 - Updated: 2026-09-16 15:18
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
kprobes: Protect kprobe_blacklist with RCU
__within_kprobe_blacklist() traverses kprobe_blacklist without holding
kprobe_mutex. When a module is unloaded, kprobe_remove_area_blacklist()
removes blacklist entries and immediately frees them with kfree().
A concurrent call to within_kprobe_blacklist() can therefore dereference
freed memory.
Furthermore, within_kprobe_blacklist() can be called in atomic or
non-preemptible contexts where the sleeping kprobe_mutex cannot be taken.
Protect kprobe_blacklist with RCU. Use guard(rcu)() and
list_for_each_entry_rcu() for traversal, list_add_tail_rcu() for
insertions, list_del_rcu() for deletions, and kfree_rcu() to reclaim
entries safely after a grace period.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"include/linux/kprobes.h",
"kernel/kprobes.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "8f406205003f741225f620f0e357ca0de71d45e3",
"status": "affected",
"version": "376e242429bf8539ef39a080ac113c8799840b13",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "630ed8734a02b992e8a97538179c2ece42c5210f",
"status": "affected",
"version": "376e242429bf8539ef39a080ac113c8799840b13",
"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
"version": "376e242429bf8539ef39a080ac113c8799840b13",
"versionType": "git"
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "0c4256196b3a105307e2235fbfd85e768bbcdd0f",
"status": "affected",
"version": "376e242429bf8539ef39a080ac113c8799840b13",
"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"include/linux/kprobes.h",
"kernel/kprobes.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "3.16"
},
{
"lessThan": "3.16",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.188",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.157",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.110",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.51",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.5",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3-rc2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nkprobes: Protect kprobe_blacklist with RCU\n\n__within_kprobe_blacklist() traverses kprobe_blacklist without holding\nkprobe_mutex. When a module is unloaded, kprobe_remove_area_blacklist()\nremoves blacklist entries and immediately frees them with kfree().\nA concurrent call to within_kprobe_blacklist() can therefore dereference\nfreed memory.\n\nFurthermore, within_kprobe_blacklist() can be called in atomic or\nnon-preemptible contexts where the sleeping kprobe_mutex cannot be taken.\n\nProtect kprobe_blacklist with RCU. Use guard(rcu)() and\nlist_for_each_entry_rcu() for traversal, list_add_tail_rcu() for\ninsertions, list_del_rcu() for deletions, and kfree_rcu() to reclaim\nentries safely after a grace period."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-89988",
"lastModified": "2026-09-16T15:18:22.680",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-09-16T11:17:09.890",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c4256196b3a105307e2235fbfd85e768bbcdd0f"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/518d9b5568bb06f86e4434f7a30faa9612ea91ad"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5da247e4d1e8661d4d6f997101d59967e8994e32"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e62cf983a2bd547e6bbd3f935539233e5f97f8f"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f406205003f741225f620f0e357ca0de71d45e3"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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