# CVE-2026-89746: tracing: Fix use-after-free with same-name named triggers CVE-2026-89746 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89746, released September 23, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-89746 - Priority: High - CVSS: 7.8 (Moderate) - EPSS: 0.0016 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Sep 11, 2026 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-89746 ## Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix use-after-free with same-name named triggers When two hist triggers on different events are registered with the same name=, the second one reuses the first as named_data. Both are added to tr->hist_vars by save_hist_vars() during event_hist_trigger_parse(), because save_hist_vars() is called before event_trigger_register() while the named reuse is only detected later, in hist_register_trigger(). In the named-data branch hist_register_trigger() then frees the second histogram's hist_data via destroy_hist_data(), but never removes its tr->hist_vars list entry, leaving a dangling pointer and leaking the trace_array reference it holds. A later hist trigger that references a variable makes find_var_file() walk tr->hist_vars and dereference the freed hist_data. The bug is reproducible from userspace by writing three hist triggers to tracefs: cd /sys/kernel/tracing echo 'hist:keys=common_pid:x=common_pid:name=mh' > events/sched/sched_switch/trigger echo 'hist:keys=common_pid:x=common_pid:name=mh' > events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger echo 'hist:keys=common_pid:vals=$x' > events/sched/sched_process_exit/trigger The third write panics the kernel: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in find_var_file.part.0+0x272/0x290 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888001f8a0e0 by task sh/1 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: sh Tainted: G D N Call Trace: find_var_file.part.0 find_event_var parse_atom parse_expr __create_val_field event_hist_trigger_parse trigger_process_regex event_trigger_write vfs_write ksys_write do_syscall_64 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe Allocated by task 1: event_hist_trigger_parse Freed by task 1: hist_register_trigger+0x618/0xa30 event_hist_trigger_parse The buggy address belongs to freed 2048-byte region Oops: general protection fault ... RIP: find_var_file.part.0 Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x0000000b Fix by removing the hist_data from tr->hist_vars and releasing the trace_array reference in the named-data branch of hist_register_trigger() before freeing the hist_data. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | kernel-uek ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | [ELSA-2026-500374](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-500374.md) | Oct 7, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.190-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89746](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-89746.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.111-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89746](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-89746.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 7.2.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89746](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-89746.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | linux-6.12 Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89746](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-89746.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-09T01:18:40Z UTC. 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