In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

coresight: ETR: Fix ETR buffer use-after-free issue

When ETR is enabled as CS_MODE_SYSFS, if the buffer size is changed
and enabled again, currently sysfs_buf will point to the newly
allocated memory(buf_new) and free the old memory(buf_old). But the
etr_buf that is being used by the ETR remains pointed to buf_old, not
updated to buf_new. In this case, it will result in a memory
use-after-free issue.

Fix this by checking ETR's mode before updating and releasing buf_old,
if the mode is CS_MODE_SYSFS, then skip updating and releasing it.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8094-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000


Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: ETR: Fix ETR buffer use-after-free issue When ETR is enabled as CS_MODE_SYSFS, if the buffer size is changed and enabled again, currently sysfs_buf will point to the newly allocated memory(buf_new) and free the old memory(buf_old). But the etr_buf that is being used by the ETR remains pointed to buf_old, not updated to buf_new. In this case, it will result in a memory use-after-free issue. Fix this by checking ETR's mode before updating and releasing buf_old, if the mode is CS_MODE_SYSFS, then skip updating and releasing it.
Title coresight: ETR: Fix ETR buffer use-after-free issue
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T08:32:14.493Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T14:48:05.310Z

Link: CVE-2025-68376

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T11:16:01.193

Modified: 2025-12-29T15:58:34.503

Link: CVE-2025-68376

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-68376 - Bugzilla

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