From: Yuanhe Shu Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:17:15 +0000 (+0800) Subject: tracing: Fix NULL pointer dereference in func_set_flag() X-Git-Tag: v7.2-rc3~9^2~9 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c3e94604675e3db186111b8942650d86577df9b0;p=thirdparty%2Fkernel%2Fstable.git tracing: Fix NULL pointer dereference in func_set_flag() func_set_flag() dereferences tr->current_trace_flags before verifying that the current tracer is actually the function tracer. When the active tracer has been switched away from "function" (e.g., to "wakeup_rt"), tr->current_trace_flags can be NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and kernel crash. The call chain that triggers this is: trace_options_write() -> __set_tracer_option() -> trace->set_flag() /* func_set_flag */ In func_set_flag(), the first operation is: if (!!set == !!(tr->current_trace_flags->val & bit)) This dereferences tr->current_trace_flags unconditionally. The safety check that guards against a non-function tracer: if (tr->current_trace != &function_trace) return 0; is placed *after* the dereference, which is too late. This was observed with the following crash dump: BUG: unable to handle page fault at 0000000000000000 RIP: func_set_flag+0xd Call Trace: __set_tracer_option+0x27 trace_options_write+0x75 vfs_write+0x12a ksys_write+0x66 do_syscall_64+0x5b RIP: ffffffff914c973d RSP: ff67ec88b01dfdf0 RFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ff3a826e80354580 RCX: 0000000000000001 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff93918080 The disassembly confirms the fault: func_set_flag+0: mov 0x1f08(%rdi), %rax ; RAX = tr->current_trace_flags = NULL func_set_flag+13: mov (%rax), %eax ; page fault: dereference NULL At the time of the crash: tr->current_trace_flags = 0x0 (NULL) tr->current_trace = wakeup_rt_tracer (not function_trace) The scenario is that a process opens a function tracer option file (such as "func_stack_trace"), then the current tracer is switched to another tracer (e.g., "wakeup_rt"), which sets current_trace_flags to NULL. When the process subsequently writes to the option file, func_set_flag() is invoked and crashes on the NULL dereference. Fix this by moving the current_trace check before the current_trace_flags dereference, so that func_set_flag() returns early when the function tracer is not active. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260624061715.1445655-1-xiangzao@linux.alibaba.com Fixes: 76680d0d2825 ("tracing: Have function tracer define options per instance") Signed-off-by: Yuanhe Shu Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt --- diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c index f283391a4dc80..cd37f20137581 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c @@ -458,12 +458,12 @@ func_set_flag(struct trace_array *tr, u32 old_flags, u32 bit, int set) ftrace_func_t func; u32 new_flags; - /* Do nothing if already set. */ - if (!!set == !!(tr->current_trace_flags->val & bit)) + /* We can change this flag only when current tracer is function. */ + if (tr->current_trace != &function_trace) return 0; - /* We can change this flag only when not running. */ - if (tr->current_trace != &function_trace) + /* Do nothing if already set. */ + if (!!set == !!(tr->current_trace_flags->val & bit)) return 0; new_flags = (tr->current_trace_flags->val & ~bit) | (set ? bit : 0);