CVE-2026-99238

tracing: Hold trace_types_lock when updating modules in persistent instances

Products / packages Linux

Published 02/11/2026, 16:06:42 UTC

Severity and exploitation

Not in CISA KEV

KEV coverage does not rule out exploitation.

KEV checked 06/11/2026, 21:10:31 UTC

Linux · CVSS:3.1 · 7.8

Assessment vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity

high7.8

CVSS measures technical severity, not the likelihood of an attack.

Known exploitation

Not listed in the checked CISA KEV catalog

Absence from CISA KEV does not rule out attacks.

Public exploit

Not established by this record

Missing evidence does not mean no public exploit exists.

Remediation

Fix status not established

No structured fix or guidance is available here. Check the latest publisher advisory.

What this means

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

Source excerpt · Linux

Attack conditions

No attack-condition excerpt has been identified here. Review the full source description and references for authentication, network access, and configuration requirements.

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Affected versions

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Linux · Linux

Linux

4 ranges

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affected

5f3719f697c3fdfae5cd6805f10ac7a04b0f4e43 → before 57408eac99b0d8a005796346d317d31f0ca4e07a

git versions

5f3719f697c3fdfae5cd6805f10ac7a04b0f4e43 → before dab2bd4d67ad5eaa95019a9511f8d379401b5021

git versions

5f3719f697c3fdfae5cd6805f10ac7a04b0f4e43 → before 244c442f54601a24c86ad90572bf36fc3df41c5e

git versions

5f3719f697c3fdfae5cd6805f10ac7a04b0f4e43 → before 66877a312ae3c2c3d849e82e882f642ffd4ec3e2

git versions

Other versions: unaffected

Linux · Linux

Linux

6 ranges

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affected

6.15

unaffected

0 → before 6.15

semver versions

6.18.60 → through 6.18.*

semver versions

7.2.14 → through 7.2.*

semver versions

7.3.1 → through 7.3.*

semver versions

7.4-rc1 → through *

original_commit_for_fix versions

Other versions: affected

Automatic dependency matching is unavailable for this record. Use the product evidence and publisher’s instructions to check your installation.

What to do

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Public exploit evidence

No public exploit reference is identified in the imported evidence. This is not a claim that no exploit exists.

Original source description

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

tracing: Hold trace_types_lock when updating modules in persistent instances

trace_module_record() walks ftrace_trace_arrays from the module notifier without trace_types_lock. A concurrent rmdir of an instance removes it from the list and frees it under that lock, so a module load or unload can walk into a freed trace_array.

References

4 sources

git.kernel.org/stable/c/57408eac99b0d8a005796346d317d31f0ca4e07a

Source referenceLinux

git.kernel.org/stable/c/dab2bd4d67ad5eaa95019a9511f8d379401b5021

Source referenceLinux

git.kernel.org/stable/c/244c442f54601a24c86ad90572bf36fc3df41c5e

Source referenceLinux

git.kernel.org/stable/c/66877a312ae3c2c3d849e82e882f642ffd4ec3e2

Source referenceLinux

Inside the record

Evidence available

Package identity · not supplied

Version evidence

Remediation guidance · not supplied

Weakness classification · not supplied

Additional publishers · not supplied

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Original records

CVE-2026-99238

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Environment requirements

These conditions apply together as specified by the publisher. A matching product name alone does not establish exposure.

Linux · platform conditions

Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 6.15

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 6.18.60

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 6.15

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 7.2.14

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 6.15

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 7.3.1

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 6.15

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 7.4-rc1

Original applicability statements

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Contributing organizations · 1

Linux

Assigning organization

2026-11-03

Timeline

All times UTC

2 Nov 2026, 16:06
Advisory published
Publication date supplied by the source.
3 Nov 2026, 19:13
Source updated
Latest modification date supplied by the source.
3 Nov 2026, 19:50
Last imported by cve.new
Latest catalog import, not the date we first saw this advisory.

What changed

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CVE · CVE-2026-992382026-11-03

Observed 2026-11-03T19:50:50.360Z · upstream updated 2026-11-03T19:13:05.949Z

Product or version evidence changed

before

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after

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References changed

before

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after

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Environment requirements changed

before

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after

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CVE CVE-2026-99238

Enrichment coverage

NVDAvailable

Checked 02/11/2026, 16:40:37 UTC

GHSANo result

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EUVDNo result

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EPSSNo result

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Additional source evidence

NVD · CVE-2026-99238

CVSS 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Checked 02/11/2026, 16:40:37 UTC

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tracing: Hold trace_types_lock when updating modules in persistent instances

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