x86/kprobes: Fix crash when probing CS CALL instructions
CVE-2026-98273 is fixed in 35 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98273, released October 6, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/kprobes: Fix crash when probing CS CALL instructions When using eBPF to probe CS CALL instructions within a function, a crash can be triggered. The eBPF tool probes offset 257 of the __hrtimer_run_queues() function: <__hrtimer_run_queues+249>: nopl 0x0(%rax,%rax,1) <__hrtimer_run_queues+254>: mov %r14,%rdi <__hrtimer_run_queues+257>: cs call <__x86_indirect_thunk_r12> <__hrtimer_run_queues+263>: mov %eax,%r12d <__hrtimer_run_queues+266>: xchg %ax,%ax <__hrtimer_run_queues+268>: mov %r13,%rdi Which triggers this crash: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00000000000f41c9 #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Kdump: loaded Tainted: P RIP: 0010:__hrtimer_run_queues+0x106/0x230 Note that __hrtimer_run_queues+0x106 is __hrtimer_run_queues+262, which is at the 6th byte of the above CS CALL instruction. Since the CS CALL instruction occupies 6 bytes, the exception occurred in the middle of that call instruction. The root cause is that when using eBPF tools to probe in the middle of a function, a kprobe with INT3 is used as the underlying implementation. During single-step emulation of the original CALL instruction, int3_emulate_call() assumes that the probed CALL instruction is 5 bytes long. However, the actual CS-prefixed CALL instruction occupies 6 bytes, so it constructs an incorrect exception return address. When the CPU returns from the kprobe handler, the next instruction to be executed is at the address of the last byte of that CS CALL instruction. Coincidentally, starting from that address, the CPU fetches and decodes a completely different instruction, which ultimately triggers a kernel crash. Fix the issue by using the actual instruction length obtained from the instruction decoder when constructing the exception return address, rather than relying on the hardcoded CALL_INSN_SIZE macro. [ mingo: Refined the changelog ]
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3.150700.17.49.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.54-121.166 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_22 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4940-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_23 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.87.3 | SUSE-SU-2026:4935-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98273 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3192 | Nov 7, 2026 |
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