CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74391

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the tracing module, synthetic field helpers used strcat() to build names and commands in fixed buffers, which could lead to out-of-bounds write. The fix uses seq_buf and propagates -E2BIG when MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL is exceeded.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may lead to system crash or potentially privilege escalation in kernel context.

Recommendation

Install the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-74391.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf The synthetic field helpers build a prefixed synthetic variable name and a generated hist command in fixed MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL buffers. The current code appends those strings with raw strcat(), so long key lists, field names, or saved filters can run past the end of the staging buffers. Build both strings with seq_buf and propagate -E2BIG if either the synthetic variable name or the generated command exceeds MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL. This keeps the existing tracing-side limit while using the helper intended for bounded command construction. [ sdr: Moved struct seq_buf *s for upside-down x-mas tree formatting ]

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