Bug 2451230 (CVE-2026-23309) - CVE-2026-23309 kernel: tracing: Add NULL pointer check to trigger_data_free()
Summary: CVE-2026-23309 kernel: tracing: Add NULL pointer check to trigger_data_free()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23309
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-03-25 11:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-25 14:38 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-25 11:05:57 UTC
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.


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