CVE-2026-74471

🗓️ 15 Aug 2026 12:27:08Reported by LinuxType

Kernel tracing skips __register_event() check causing use-after-free on stale trace_event_call pointers.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 8
Cvelist	CVE-2026-74471 tracing: Check return value of __register_event() in trace_module_add_events()	15 Aug 202612:27	–	cvelist
Debian CVE	CVE-2026-74471	15 Aug 202600:00	–	debiancve
EUVD	EUVD-2026-59664	15 Aug 202612:27	–	euvd
NVD	CVE-2026-74471	15 Aug 202613:17	–	nvd
OSV	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74471	15 Aug 202613:17	–	osv
Positive Technologies	PT-2026-72923	15 Aug 202600:00	–	ptsecurity
SUSE CVE	SUSE CVE-2026-74471	15 Aug 202623:52	–	susecve
Tenable Nessus	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-74471	15 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus

Vulners

CNA

Node

linux linux_kernelRange3.10–6.6.151

linux linux_kernelRange6.7.0–6.12.103

linux linux_kernelRange6.13.0–6.18.44

linux linux_kernelRange6.19.0–7.1.8

linux linux_kernelRange7.2.0–7.2-rc6

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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "kernel/trace/trace_events.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "ae63b31e4d0e2ec09c569306ea46f664508ef717",
        "lessThan": "d61ee2a27dfd5eb43ddc18af40168f5b9eb1cea5",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "ae63b31e4d0e2ec09c569306ea46f664508ef717",
        "lessThan": "22f954f7a8afe975e85517aff41b35defe05144b",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "ae63b31e4d0e2ec09c569306ea46f664508ef717",
        "lessThan": "cbb5ed3be9cae70e1c12b1991009b4e12bf4a4ca",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "ae63b31e4d0e2ec09c569306ea46f664508ef717",
        "lessThan": "000765dcdc3edf128990762790543adc4b868f6c",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "ae63b31e4d0e2ec09c569306ea46f664508ef717",
        "lessThan": "ac8719969e6c3c54e939834df812bc41f25453cf",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "kernel/trace/trace_events.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "3.10",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "3.10",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.6.151",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.12.103",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.18.44",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.1.8",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.2-rc6",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Source	Link
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbb5ed3be9cae70e1c12b1991009b4e12bf4a4ca
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61ee2a27dfd5eb43ddc18af40168f5b9eb1cea5
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/000765dcdc3edf128990762790543adc4b868f6c
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/22f954f7a8afe975e85517aff41b35defe05144b
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac8719969e6c3c54e939834df812bc41f25453cf

15 Aug 2026 13:17Current

5.5Medium risk

Vulners AI Score5.5