{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-38327", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:24.004Z", "datePublished": "2025-07-10T08:15:01.577Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-07-10T08:15:01.577Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-07-10T08:15:01.577Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfgraph: Do not enable function_graph tracer when setting funcgraph-args\n\nWhen setting the funcgraph-args option when function graph tracer is net\nenabled, it incorrectly enables it. Worse, it unregisters itself when it\nwas never registered. Then when it gets enabled again, it will register\nitself a second time causing a WARNing.\n\n ~# echo 1 > /sys/kernel/tracing/options/funcgraph-args\n ~# head -20 /sys/kernel/tracing/trace\n # tracer: nop\n #\n # entries-in-buffer/entries-written: 813/26317372 #P:8\n #\n # _-----=> irqs-off/BH-disabled\n # / _----=> need-resched\n # | / _---=> hardirq/softirq\n # || / _--=> preempt-depth\n # ||| / _-=> migrate-disable\n # |||| / delay\n # TASK-PID CPU# ||||| TIMESTAMP FUNCTION\n # | | | ||||| | |\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966010: 7) 1.692 us | fetch_next_timer_interrupt(basej=4294981640, basem=357956000000, base_local=0xffff88823c3ae040, base_global=0xffff88823c3af300, tevt=0xffff888100e47cb8);\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966012: 7) | tmigr_cpu_deactivate(nextexp=357988000000) {\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966013: 7) | _raw_spin_lock(lock=0xffff88823c3b2320) {\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966014: 7) 0.981 us | preempt_count_add(val=1);\n <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966017: 7) 1.058 us | do_raw_spin_lock(lock=0xffff88823c3b2320);\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966019: 7) 5.824 us | }\n <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966021: 7) | tmigr_inactive_up(group=0xffff888100cb9000, child=0x0, data=0xffff888100e47bc0) {\n <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966022: 7) | tmigr_update_events(group=0xffff888100cb9000, child=0x0, data=0xffff888100e47bc0) {\n\nNotice the \"tracer: nop\" at the top there. The current tracer is the \"nop\"\ntracer, but the content is obviously the function graph tracer.\n\nEnabling function graph tracing will cause it to register again and\ntrigger a warning in the accounting:\n\n ~# echo function_graph > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer\n -bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy\n\nWith the dmesg of:\n\n ------------[ cut here ]------------\n WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 1095 at kernel/trace/ftrace.c:3509 ftrace_startup_subops+0xc1e/0x1000\n Modules linked in: kvm_intel kvm irqbypass\n CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 1095 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-test-00006-gea03de4105d3 #24 PREEMPT\n Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014\n RIP: 0010:ftrace_startup_subops+0xc1e/0x1000\n Code: 48 b8 22 01 00 00 00 00 ad de 49 89 84 24 88 01 00 00 8b 44 24 08 89 04 24 e9 c3 f7 ff ff c7 04 24 ed ff ff ff e9 b7 f7 ff ff <0f> 0b c7 04 24 f0 ff ff ff e9 a9 f7 ff ff c7 04 24 f4 ff ff ff e9\n RSP: 0018:ffff888133cff948 EFLAGS: 00010202\n RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 1ffff1102679ff31 RCX: 0000000000000000\n RDX: 1ffffffff0b27a60 RSI: ffffffff8593d2f0 RDI: ffffffff85941140\n RBP: 00000000000c2041 R08: ffffffffffffffff R09: ffffed1020240221\n R10: ffff88810120110f R11: ffffed1020240214 R12: ffffffff8593d2f0\n R13: ffffffff8593d300 R14: ffffffff85941140 R15: ffffffff85631100\n FS: 00007f7ec6f28740(0000) GS:ffff8882b5251000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\n CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\n CR2: 00007f7ec6f181c0 CR3: 000000012f1d0005 CR4: 0000000000172ef0\n Call Trace:\n <TASK>\n ? __pfx_ftrace_startup_subops+0x10/0x10\n ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10\n ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10\n ? trace_preempt_on+0xd0/0x110\n ? __pfx_trace_graph_entry_args+0x10/\n---truncated---"}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c"], "versions": [{"version": "c7a60a733c373eed0094774c141bf2934237e7ff", "lessThan": "300dedd9fe182d4c7424550d81cee595994486d1", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "c7a60a733c373eed0094774c141bf2934237e7ff", "lessThan": "327e28664307d49ce3fa71ba30dcc0007c270974", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.15", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.15", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.15.4", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.16-rc3", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.4"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.16-rc3"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/300dedd9fe182d4c7424550d81cee595994486d1"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/327e28664307d49ce3fa71ba30dcc0007c270974"}], "title": "fgraph: Do not enable function_graph tracer when setting funcgraph-args", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

{}

{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfgraph: Do not enable function_graph tracer when setting funcgraph-args\n\nWhen setting the funcgraph-args option when function graph tracer is net\nenabled, it incorrectly enables it. Worse, it unregisters itself when it\nwas never registered. Then when it gets enabled again, it will register\nitself a second time causing a WARNing.\n\n ~# echo 1 > /sys/kernel/tracing/options/funcgraph-args\n ~# head -20 /sys/kernel/tracing/trace\n # tracer: nop\n #\n # entries-in-buffer/entries-written: 813/26317372 #P:8\n #\n # _-----=> irqs-off/BH-disabled\n # / _----=> need-resched\n # | / _---=> hardirq/softirq\n # || / _--=> preempt-depth\n # ||| / _-=> migrate-disable\n # |||| / delay\n # TASK-PID CPU# ||||| TIMESTAMP FUNCTION\n # | | | ||||| | |\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966010: 7) 1.692 us | fetch_next_timer_interrupt(basej=4294981640, basem=357956000000, base_local=0xffff88823c3ae040, base_global=0xffff88823c3af300, tevt=0xffff888100e47cb8);\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966012: 7) | tmigr_cpu_deactivate(nextexp=357988000000) {\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966013: 7) | _raw_spin_lock(lock=0xffff88823c3b2320) {\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966014: 7) 0.981 us | preempt_count_add(val=1);\n <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966017: 7) 1.058 us | do_raw_spin_lock(lock=0xffff88823c3b2320);\n <idle>-0 [007] d..4. 358.966019: 7) 5.824 us | }\n <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966021: 7) | tmigr_inactive_up(group=0xffff888100cb9000, child=0x0, data=0xffff888100e47bc0) {\n <idle>-0 [007] d..5. 358.966022: 7) | tmigr_update_events(group=0xffff888100cb9000, child=0x0, data=0xffff888100e47bc0) {\n\nNotice the \"tracer: nop\" at the top there. The current tracer is the \"nop\"\ntracer, but the content is obviously the function graph tracer.\n\nEnabling function graph tracing will cause it to register again and\ntrigger a warning in the accounting:\n\n ~# echo function_graph > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer\n -bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy\n\nWith the dmesg of:\n\n ------------[ cut here ]------------\n WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 1095 at kernel/trace/ftrace.c:3509 ftrace_startup_subops+0xc1e/0x1000\n Modules linked in: kvm_intel kvm irqbypass\n CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 1095 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-test-00006-gea03de4105d3 #24 PREEMPT\n Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014\n RIP: 0010:ftrace_startup_subops+0xc1e/0x1000\n Code: 48 b8 22 01 00 00 00 00 ad de 49 89 84 24 88 01 00 00 8b 44 24 08 89 04 24 e9 c3 f7 ff ff c7 04 24 ed ff ff ff e9 b7 f7 ff ff <0f> 0b c7 04 24 f0 ff ff ff e9 a9 f7 ff ff c7 04 24 f4 ff ff ff e9\n RSP: 0018:ffff888133cff948 EFLAGS: 00010202\n RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 1ffff1102679ff31 RCX: 0000000000000000\n RDX: 1ffffffff0b27a60 RSI: ffffffff8593d2f0 RDI: ffffffff85941140\n RBP: 00000000000c2041 R08: ffffffffffffffff R09: ffffed1020240221\n R10: ffff88810120110f R11: ffffed1020240214 R12: ffffffff8593d2f0\n R13: ffffffff8593d300 R14: ffffffff85941140 R15: ffffffff85631100\n FS: 00007f7ec6f28740(0000) GS:ffff8882b5251000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\n CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\n CR2: 00007f7ec6f181c0 CR3: 000000012f1d0005 CR4: 0000000000172ef0\n Call Trace:\n <TASK>\n ? __pfx_ftrace_startup_subops+0x10/0x10\n ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10\n ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10\n ? trace_preempt_on+0xd0/0x110\n ? __pfx_trace_graph_entry_args+0x10/\n---truncated---"}], "id": "CVE-2025-38327", "lastModified": "2025-07-10T13:17:30.017", "metrics": {}, "published": "2025-07-10T09:15:26.933", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/300dedd9fe182d4c7424550d81cee595994486d1"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/327e28664307d49ce3fa71ba30dcc0007c270974"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: fgraph: Do not enable function_graph tracer when setting funcgraph-args", "id": "2379243", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2379243"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["No description is available for this CVE."], "name": "CVE-2025-38327", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-07-10T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38327\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38327\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025071032-CVE-2025-38327-67ca@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}