CVE-2025-39813

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
16/09/2025
Last modified:
16/01/2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> ftrace: Fix potential warning in trace_printk_seq during ftrace_dump<br /> <br /> When calling ftrace_dump_one() concurrently with reading trace_pipe,<br /> a WARN_ON_ONCE() in trace_printk_seq() can be triggered due to a race<br /> condition.<br /> <br /> The issue occurs because:<br /> <br /> CPU0 (ftrace_dump) CPU1 (reader)<br /> echo z &gt; /proc/sysrq-trigger<br /> <br /> !trace_empty(&amp;iter)<br /> trace_iterator_reset(&amp;iter) = s-&gt;seq.size)<br /> <br /> In the context between trace_empty() and trace_find_next_entry_inc()<br /> during ftrace_dump, the ring buffer data was consumed by other readers.<br /> This caused trace_find_next_entry_inc to return NULL, failing to populate<br /> `iter.seq`. At this point, due to the prior trace_iterator_reset, both<br /> `iter.seq.len` and `iter.seq.size` were set to 0. Since they are equal,<br /> the WARN_ON_ONCE condition is triggered.<br /> <br /> Move the trace_printk_seq() into the if block that checks to make sure the<br /> return value of trace_find_next_entry_inc() is non-NULL in<br /> ftrace_dump_one(), ensuring the &amp;#39;iter.seq&amp;#39; is properly populated before<br /> subsequent operations.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.28 (including) 5.4.298 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.5 (including) 5.10.242 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.11 (including) 5.15.191 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.16 (including) 6.1.150 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.2 (including) 6.6.104 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.7 (including) 6.12.45 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.13 (including) 6.16.5 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*