Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-96021.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-96021
Upstream
Published
2026-08-15T13:17:51Z
Modified
2026-08-30T05:26:50Z
Summary
CVE-2026-74471 affecting package kernel 6.6.150.1-1
Details

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

tracing: Check return value of __registerevent() in tracemoduleaddevents()

tracemoduleadd_events() ignores the return value of __register_event() and unconditionally calls _addeventtotracers() for each event.

If __registerevent() fails (for example, if eventinit() fails), the trace_eventcall is not added to ftraceevents list, but _addeventtotracers() still creates a traceeventfile pointing to it. If module loading subsequently fails and module memory is freed, tracing state retains a stale traceeventcall pointer in traceeventfile, leading to a use-after-free when tracefs or tracing subsystem operations are later executed.

Fix this by checking the return value of __register_event() and only calling _addeventtotracers() if event registration succeeded.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
6.6.150.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-96021.json"