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

tracing: Do not initialize tracefs work if tracing is disabled

If trace buffer allocation fails during early boot (e.g. in
early_trace_init() -> allocate_trace_buffers()), tracing_disabled is
left set to 1 and the global trace array events list remains
uninitialized.

Later during boot, tracer_init_tracefs() (invoked via fs_initcall)
queues tracerfs_init_work asynchronously without checking if tracing was
disabled. When tracer_init_tracefs_work_func() runs, it calls
event_trace_init() and init_tracer_tracefs(&global_trace, NULL)
unconditionally. This leads to __find_event_file() dereferencing an
uninitialized tr->events list, causing an early boot NULL pointer
dereference Oops:

BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference on read at 0x00000010
Faulting instruction address: 0xc000000000485be0
Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 7 [#1]
...
NIP [c000000000485be0] __find_event_file+0x70/0x3c0
LR [c000000000448874] init_tracer_tracefs+0x274/0xc80
Call Trace:
init_tracer_tracefs+0x274/0xc80
tracer_init_tracefs_work_func+0x50/0x320
process_one_work+0x1e8/0x5c0
worker_thread+0x1dc/0x3d0
kthread+0x194/0x1b0
start_kernel_thread+0x14/0x18

Check tracing_disabled at the beginning of tracer_init_tracefs_work_func()
and return immediately if tracing is disabled or failed to initialize,
preventing the crash.
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not initialize tracefs work if tracing is disabled If trace buffer allocation fails during early boot (e.g. in early_trace_init() -> allocate_trace_buffers()), tracing_disabled is left set to 1 and the global trace array events list remains uninitialized. Later during boot, tracer_init_tracefs() (invoked via fs_initcall) queues tracerfs_init_work asynchronously without checking if tracing was disabled. When tracer_init_tracefs_work_func() runs, it calls event_trace_init() and init_tracer_tracefs(&global_trace, NULL) unconditionally. This leads to __find_event_file() dereferencing an uninitialized tr->events list, causing an early boot NULL pointer dereference Oops: BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference on read at 0x00000010 Faulting instruction address: 0xc000000000485be0 Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 7 [#1] ... NIP [c000000000485be0] __find_event_file+0x70/0x3c0 LR [c000000000448874] init_tracer_tracefs+0x274/0xc80 Call Trace: init_tracer_tracefs+0x274/0xc80 tracer_init_tracefs_work_func+0x50/0x320 process_one_work+0x1e8/0x5c0 worker_thread+0x1dc/0x3d0 kthread+0x194/0x1b0 start_kernel_thread+0x14/0x18 Check tracing_disabled at the beginning of tracer_init_tracefs_work_func() and return immediately if tracing is disabled or failed to initialize, preventing the crash.
Title tracing: Do not initialize tracefs work if tracing is disabled
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T11:18:26.163Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.403Z

Link: CVE-2026-99247

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