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CVE-2025-40042 (GCVE-0-2025-40042)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-28 11:48 – Updated: 2026-05-11 21:41
VLAI
Title
tracing: Fix race condition in kprobe initialization causing NULL pointer dereference
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix race condition in kprobe initialization causing NULL pointer dereference There is a critical race condition in kprobe initialization that can lead to NULL pointer dereference and kernel crash. [1135630.084782] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000710a04630000 ... [1135630.260314] pstate: 404003c9 (nZcv DAIF +PAN -UAO) [1135630.269239] pc : kprobe_perf_func+0x30/0x260 [1135630.277643] lr : kprobe_dispatcher+0x44/0x60 [1135630.286041] sp : ffffaeff4977fa40 [1135630.293441] x29: ffffaeff4977fa40 x28: ffffaf015340e400 [1135630.302837] x27: 0000000000000000 x26: 0000000000000000 [1135630.312257] x25: ffffaf029ed108a8 x24: ffffaf015340e528 [1135630.321705] x23: ffffaeff4977fc50 x22: ffffaeff4977fc50 [1135630.331154] x21: 0000000000000000 x20: ffffaeff4977fc50 [1135630.340586] x19: ffffaf015340e400 x18: 0000000000000000 [1135630.349985] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 [1135630.359285] x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000 [1135630.368445] x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000 [1135630.377473] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 [1135630.386411] x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 0000000000000000 [1135630.395252] x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 [1135630.403963] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 [1135630.412545] x3 : 0000710a04630000 x2 : 0000000000000006 [1135630.421021] x1 : ffffaeff4977fc50 x0 : 0000710a04630000 [1135630.429410] Call trace: [1135630.434828] kprobe_perf_func+0x30/0x260 [1135630.441661] kprobe_dispatcher+0x44/0x60 [1135630.448396] aggr_pre_handler+0x70/0xc8 [1135630.454959] kprobe_breakpoint_handler+0x140/0x1e0 [1135630.462435] brk_handler+0xbc/0xd8 [1135630.468437] do_debug_exception+0x84/0x138 [1135630.475074] el1_dbg+0x18/0x8c [1135630.480582] security_file_permission+0x0/0xd0 [1135630.487426] vfs_write+0x70/0x1c0 [1135630.493059] ksys_write+0x5c/0xc8 [1135630.498638] __arm64_sys_write+0x24/0x30 [1135630.504821] el0_svc_common+0x78/0x130 [1135630.510838] el0_svc_handler+0x38/0x78 [1135630.516834] el0_svc+0x8/0x1b0 kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c: 1308 0xffff3df8995039ec <kprobe_perf_func+0x2c>: ldr x21, [x24,#120] include/linux/compiler.h: 294 0xffff3df8995039f0 <kprobe_perf_func+0x30>: ldr x1, [x21,x0] kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c 1308: head = this_cpu_ptr(call->perf_events); 1309: if (hlist_empty(head)) 1310: return 0; crash> struct trace_event_call -o struct trace_event_call { ... [120] struct hlist_head *perf_events; //(call->perf_event) ... } crash> struct trace_event_call ffffaf015340e528 struct trace_event_call { ... perf_events = 0xffff0ad5fa89f088, //this value is correct, but x21 = 0 ... } Race Condition Analysis: The race occurs between kprobe activation and perf_events initialization: CPU0 CPU1 ==== ==== perf_kprobe_init perf_trace_event_init tp_event->perf_events = list;(1) tp_event->class->reg (2)← KPROBE ACTIVE Debug exception triggers ... kprobe_dispatcher kprobe_perf_func (tk->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_PROFILE) head = this_cpu_ptr(call->perf_events)(3) (perf_events is still NULL) Problem: 1. CPU0 executes (1) assigning tp_event->perf_events = list 2. CPU0 executes (2) enabling kprobe functionality via class->reg() 3. CPU1 triggers and reaches kprobe_dispatcher 4. CPU1 checks TP_FLAG_PROFILE - condition passes (step 2 completed) 5. CPU1 calls kprobe_perf_func() and crashes at (3) because call->perf_events is still NULL CPU1 sees that kprobe functionality is enabled but does not see that perf_events has been assigned. Add pairing read an ---truncated---
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e , < 07926ce598a95de6fd874a74fb510e2ebdfd0aae (git)
Affected: 50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e , < 9c4951b691bb8d7a004acd010f45144391f85ea6 (git)
Affected: 50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e , < 95dd33361061f808d1f68616d69ada639e737cfa (git)
Affected: 50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e , < a6e89ada1ff6b70df73f579071ffa6ade8ae7f98 (git)
Affected: 50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e , < 1a301228c0a8aedc3154fb1a274456f487416b96 (git)
Affected: 50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e , < 0fa388ab2c290ef1115ff88ae88e881d0fb2db02 (git)
Affected: 50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e , < 5ebea6561649d30ec7a18fea23d7f76738dae916 (git)
Affected: 50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e , < 9cf9aa7b0acfde7545c1a1d912576e9bab28dc6f (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 2.6.33
Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.33 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.4.301 , ≤ 5.4.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.10.246 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.195 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.157 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.113 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.54 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.17.3 , ≤ 6.17.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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                  "kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c"
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                "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                "vendor": "Linux",
                "versions": [
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                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "2.6.33"
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                    "version": "0",
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            ],
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntracing: Fix race condition in kprobe initialization causing NULL pointer dereference\n\nThere is a critical race condition in kprobe initialization that can lead to\nNULL pointer dereference and kernel crash.\n\n[1135630.084782] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000710a04630000\n...\n[1135630.260314] pstate: 404003c9 (nZcv DAIF +PAN -UAO)\n[1135630.269239] pc : kprobe_perf_func+0x30/0x260\n[1135630.277643] lr : kprobe_dispatcher+0x44/0x60\n[1135630.286041] sp : ffffaeff4977fa40\n[1135630.293441] x29: ffffaeff4977fa40 x28: ffffaf015340e400\n[1135630.302837] x27: 0000000000000000 x26: 0000000000000000\n[1135630.312257] x25: ffffaf029ed108a8 x24: ffffaf015340e528\n[1135630.321705] x23: ffffaeff4977fc50 x22: ffffaeff4977fc50\n[1135630.331154] x21: 0000000000000000 x20: ffffaeff4977fc50\n[1135630.340586] x19: ffffaf015340e400 x18: 0000000000000000\n[1135630.349985] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000\n[1135630.359285] x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000\n[1135630.368445] x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000\n[1135630.377473] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000\n[1135630.386411] x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 0000000000000000\n[1135630.395252] x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000\n[1135630.403963] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000\n[1135630.412545] x3 : 0000710a04630000 x2 : 0000000000000006\n[1135630.421021] x1 : ffffaeff4977fc50 x0 : 0000710a04630000\n[1135630.429410] Call trace:\n[1135630.434828]  kprobe_perf_func+0x30/0x260\n[1135630.441661]  kprobe_dispatcher+0x44/0x60\n[1135630.448396]  aggr_pre_handler+0x70/0xc8\n[1135630.454959]  kprobe_breakpoint_handler+0x140/0x1e0\n[1135630.462435]  brk_handler+0xbc/0xd8\n[1135630.468437]  do_debug_exception+0x84/0x138\n[1135630.475074]  el1_dbg+0x18/0x8c\n[1135630.480582]  security_file_permission+0x0/0xd0\n[1135630.487426]  vfs_write+0x70/0x1c0\n[1135630.493059]  ksys_write+0x5c/0xc8\n[1135630.498638]  __arm64_sys_write+0x24/0x30\n[1135630.504821]  el0_svc_common+0x78/0x130\n[1135630.510838]  el0_svc_handler+0x38/0x78\n[1135630.516834]  el0_svc+0x8/0x1b0\n\nkernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c: 1308\n0xffff3df8995039ec \u003ckprobe_perf_func+0x2c\u003e:     ldr     x21, [x24,#120]\ninclude/linux/compiler.h: 294\n0xffff3df8995039f0 \u003ckprobe_perf_func+0x30\u003e:     ldr     x1, [x21,x0]\n\nkernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c\n1308: head = this_cpu_ptr(call-\u003eperf_events);\n1309: if (hlist_empty(head))\n1310: \treturn 0;\n\ncrash\u003e struct trace_event_call -o\nstruct trace_event_call {\n  ...\n  [120] struct hlist_head *perf_events;  //(call-\u003eperf_event)\n  ...\n}\n\ncrash\u003e struct trace_event_call ffffaf015340e528\nstruct trace_event_call {\n  ...\n  perf_events = 0xffff0ad5fa89f088, //this value is correct, but x21 = 0\n  ...\n}\n\nRace Condition Analysis:\n\nThe race occurs between kprobe activation and perf_events initialization:\n\n  CPU0                                    CPU1\n  ====                                    ====\n  perf_kprobe_init\n    perf_trace_event_init\n      tp_event-\u003eperf_events = list;(1)\n      tp_event-\u003eclass-\u003ereg (2)\u2190 KPROBE ACTIVE\n                                          Debug exception triggers\n                                          ...\n                                          kprobe_dispatcher\n                                            kprobe_perf_func (tk-\u003etp.flags \u0026 TP_FLAG_PROFILE)\n                                              head = this_cpu_ptr(call-\u003eperf_events)(3)\n                                              (perf_events is still NULL)\n\nProblem:\n1. CPU0 executes (1) assigning tp_event-\u003eperf_events = list\n2. CPU0 executes (2) enabling kprobe functionality via class-\u003ereg()\n3. CPU1 triggers and reaches kprobe_dispatcher\n4. CPU1 checks TP_FLAG_PROFILE - condition passes (step 2 completed)\n5. CPU1 calls kprobe_perf_func() and crashes at (3) because\n   call-\u003eperf_events is still NULL\n\nCPU1 sees that kprobe functionality is enabled but does not see that\nperf_events has been assigned.\n\nAdd pairing read an\n---truncated---"
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2025-40042",
        "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:21:10.167",
        "metrics": {},
        "published": "2025-10-28T12:15:38.207",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07926ce598a95de6fd874a74fb510e2ebdfd0aae"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fa388ab2c290ef1115ff88ae88e881d0fb2db02"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a301228c0a8aedc3154fb1a274456f487416b96"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ebea6561649d30ec7a18fea23d7f76738dae916"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95dd33361061f808d1f68616d69ada639e737cfa"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c4951b691bb8d7a004acd010f45144391f85ea6"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cf9aa7b0acfde7545c1a1d912576e9bab28dc6f"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e89ada1ff6b70df73f579071ffa6ade8ae7f98"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Low",
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-30T10:34:09+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2025-40042",
      "id": "CVE-2025-40042",
      "initial_release_date": "2025-10-28T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "274",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: tracing: Fix race condition in kprobe initialization causing NULL pointer dereference",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-40042.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



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