tracing/osnoise: Fix crash in timerlat_dump_stack()
CVE-2025-38493 is fixed in 70 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38493, released July 28, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/osnoise: Fix crash in timerlat_dump_stack() We have observed kernel panics when using timerlat with stack saving, with the following dmesg output: memcpy: detected buffer overflow: 88 byte write of buffer size 0 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 8153 at lib/string_helpers.c:1032 __fortify_report+0x55/0xa0 CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 8153 Comm: timerlatu/2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.15.3-200.fc42.x86_64 #1 PREEMPT(lazy) Call Trace: <TASK> ? trace_buffer_lock_reserve+0x2a/0x60 __fortify_panic+0xd/0xf __timerlat_dump_stack.cold+0xd/0xd timerlat_dump_stack.part.0+0x47/0x80 timerlat_fd_read+0x36d/0x390 vfs_read+0xe2/0x390 ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d5/0x210 ksys_read+0x73/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0x7b/0x160 ? exc_page_fault+0x7e/0x1a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e __timerlat_dump_stack() constructs the ftrace stack entry like this: struct stack_entry *entry; ... memcpy(&entry->caller, fstack->calls, size); entry->size = fstack->nr_entries; Since commit e7186af7fb26 ("tracing: Add back FORTIFY_SOURCE logic to kernel_stack event structure"), struct stack_entry marks its caller field with __counted_by(size). At the time of the memcpy, entry->size contains garbage from the ringbuffer, which under some circumstances is zero, triggering a kernel panic by buffer overflow. Populate the size field before the memcpy so that the out-of-bounds check knows the correct size. This is analogous to __ftrace_trace_stack().
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.40-63.114 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-uek · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20551 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-libbpf · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.41-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38493 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.16.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38493 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.40-63.114.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1145 | Aug 8, 2025 |
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