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GHSA-787P-86V4-HHFG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-18 15:31 – Updated: 2026-02-18 15:31

Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

riscv: trace: fix snapshot deadlock with sbi ecall

If sbi_ecall.c's functions are traceable,

echo "__sbi_ecall:snapshot" > /sys/kernel/tracing/set_ftrace_filter

may get the kernel into a deadlock.

(Functions in sbi_ecall.c are excluded from tracing if CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE_EARLY is set.)

__sbi_ecall triggers a snapshot of the ringbuffer. The snapshot code raises an IPI interrupt, which results in another call to __sbi_ecall and another snapshot...

All it takes to get into this endless loop is one initial __sbi_ecall. On RISC-V systems without SSTC extension, the clock events in timer-riscv.c issue periodic sbi ecalls, making the problem easy to trigger.

Always exclude the sbi_ecall.c functions from tracing to fix the potential deadlock.

sbi ecalls can easiliy be logged via trace events, excluding ecall functions from function tracing is not a big limitation.

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CVE-2026-23217 (GCVE-0-2026-23217)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-18 14:21 – Updated: 2026-02-18 14:21

Title

riscv: trace: fix snapshot deadlock with sbi ecall

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: trace: fix snapshot deadlock with sbi ecall If sbi_ecall.c's functions are traceable, echo "__sbi_ecall:snapshot" > /sys/kernel/tracing/set_ftrace_filter may get the kernel into a deadlock. (Functions in sbi_ecall.c are excluded from tracing if CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE_EARLY is set.) __sbi_ecall triggers a snapshot of the ringbuffer. The snapshot code raises an IPI interrupt, which results in another call to __sbi_ecall and another snapshot... All it takes to get into this endless loop is one initial __sbi_ecall. On RISC-V systems without SSTC extension, the clock events in timer-riscv.c issue periodic sbi ecalls, making the problem easy to trigger. Always exclude the sbi_ecall.c functions from tracing to fix the potential deadlock. sbi ecalls can easiliy be logged via trace events, excluding ecall functions from function tracing is not a big limitation.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

Assigner

Linux

References

URL

Tags

	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1f8285bc8e3508c1…
	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0d7f5f0c9f05f1b6…

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Linux

Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < b1f8285bc8e3508c1fde23b5205f1270215d4984 (git)
Affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 , < b0d7f5f0c9f05f1b6d4ee7110f15bef9c11f9df0 (git)

Linux

Unaffected: 6.18.10 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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GHSA-787P-86V4-HHFG

CVE-2026-23217 (GCVE-0-2026-23217)

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