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tracing/osnoise: Call synchronize_rcu() when unregistering

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/osnoise: Call synchronize_rcu() when unregistering This ensures that any RCU readers traversing the instance list have finished, before releasing the reference on the tracer that the instance points to.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.184, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 6.6.145, 7.1.5
CVEs
CVE-2026-72012
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 18:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

tracing/osnoise: Call synchronize_rcu() when unregistering

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Aug 2026, 05:51 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/osnoise: Call synchronize_rcu() when unregistering This ensures that any RCU readers traversing the instance list have finished, before releasing the reference on the tracer that the instance points to.

osv:CVE-2026-72012

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.184, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5

Complete source record
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