CVE-2026-64028

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Avoid NULL return from hist_field_name() on truncation hist_field_name() returns "" everywhere except the fully-qualified VAR_REF/EXPR case, where snprintf() truncation returns NULL early and bypasses the bottom NULL->"" guard. Callers don't expect NULL: strcat(expr, hist_field_name(field, 0)) at trace_events_hist.c:1758 and the strcmp() in the sort-key match loop at :4804 both deref it. system and event_name are bounded by MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN, but the field name on a VAR_REF is kstrdup'd from a histogram variable name parsed out of the trigger string and has no length cap, so a long enough var name in a fully qualified reference can reach the truncation path. Keep the length check but leave field_name as "" on overflow.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6.141:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Oct 2026, 15:23

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0402a1d3ddec565132867337ed44514a09d84728 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0402a1d3ddec565132867337ed44514a09d84728 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37377b39ff86dacbc533275c1155210d4fd5dc91 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37377b39ff86dacbc533275c1155210d4fd5dc91 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576ec047d20b368b43c4d5db98c4f2e0f3c101ec - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576ec047d20b368b43c4d5db98c4f2e0f3c101ec - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915c1254fe0788abddc31095b360e9dc98907a34 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915c1254fe0788abddc31095b360e9dc98907a34 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be4e99038c1603fa6b329d8ee3e364825e17c353 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be4e99038c1603fa6b329d8ee3e364825e17c353 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6c8b3ebdcdb12b59ad4212acb137cc56cae453d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6c8b3ebdcdb12b59ad4212acb137cc56cae453d - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f5d42cdc2f167719564693675f1eead81378ea - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f5d42cdc2f167719564693675f1eead81378ea - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91687643c440ca3997d67646e6f80b92edc6703 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91687643c440ca3997d67646e6f80b92edc6703 - Patch
CWE CWE-476
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6.141:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5

Information

Published : 2026-07-19 16:17

Updated : 2026-10-13 15:23


NVD link : CVE-2026-64028

Mitre link : CVE-2026-64028

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-64028


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference