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CVE-2026-99233NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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

tracing/histograms: Verify event_call identity when updating synth_event refcount

In event_hist_trigger_parse() and hist_unreg_all(), the histogram
registration and unregistration paths look up find_synth_event() using
trace_event_name(file->event_call) and adjust se->ref if a match is
found.

Because find_synth_event() only compares the event basename, registering
or removing a histogram on a non-synthetic trace event whose basename
matches a synthetic event erroneously modifies the synthetic event's
reference count. If a histogram is registered on the non-synthetic
event before the synthetic event is created and removed afterwards,
se->ref is decremented without a matching increment, allowing the
synthetic event to be freed while an active histogram action still holds
a pointer to it.

Introduce find_synth_event_call() to verify that &se->call matches
file->event_call before adjusting se->ref.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.8)
Published Date
Nov 2, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 3, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.12%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
N/A
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.8 (HIGH)
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
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Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
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