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.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
13 Oct 2026, 15:23
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0402a1d3ddec565132867337ed44514a09d84728 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37377b39ff86dacbc533275c1155210d4fd5dc91 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576ec047d20b368b43c4d5db98c4f2e0f3c101ec - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915c1254fe0788abddc31095b360e9dc98907a34 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be4e99038c1603fa6b329d8ee3e364825e17c353 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6c8b3ebdcdb12b59ad4212acb137cc56cae453d - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f5d42cdc2f167719564693675f1eead81378ea - Patch | |
| References | () 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:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
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
