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CVE-2026-23309

CVE-2026-23309 PUBLISHED

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Add NULL pointer check to trigger_data_free() If trigger_data_alloc() fails and returns NULL, event_hist_trigger_parse() jumps to the out_free error path. While kfree() safely handles a NULL pointer, trigger_data_free() does not. This causes a NULL pointer dereference in trigger_data_free() when evaluating data->cmd_ops->set_filter. Fix the problem by adding a NULL pointer check to trigger_data_free(). The problem was found by an experimental code review agent based on gemini-3.1-pro while reviewing backports into v6.18.y.

EPSS 0.02% · 4.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.02%
4.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux*, 7.0-rc1, 0
linuxlinux_kernel6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14

Timeline

  • Mar 25, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 25, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Mar 25, 2026 CVE Published
  • Mar 29, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 11, 2026 CVE Updated
  • May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 24, 2026 EPSS Score
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