CVE-2026-74391

/// Technical description

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

tracing: Bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf

The synthetic field helpers build a prefixed synthetic variable name and

a generated hist command in fixed MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL buffers. The

current code appends those strings with raw strcat(), so long key lists,

field names, or saved filters can run past the end of the staging

buffers.

Build both strings with seq_buf and propagate -E2BIG if either the

synthetic variable name or the generated command exceeds

MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL. This keeps the existing tracing-side limit while

using the helper intended for bounded command construction.

[ sdr: Moved struct seq_buf *s for upside-down x-mas tree formatting ]

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

/// References