Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/osnoise: Fix...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing/osnoise: Fix resetting of tracepoints
If a timerlat tracer is started with the osnoise option OSNOISE_WORKLOAD
disabled, but then that option is enabled and timerlat is removed, the
tracepoints that were enabled on timerlat registration do not get
disabled. If the option is disabled again and timelat is started, then it
triggers a warning in the tracepoint code due to registering the
tracepoint again without ever disabling it.
Do not use the same user space defined options to know to disable the
tracepoints when timerlat is removed. Instead, set a global flag when it
is enabled and use that flag to know to disable the events.
~# echo NO_OSNOISE_WORKLOAD > /sys/kernel/tracing/osnoise/options
~# echo timerlat > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer
~# echo OSNOISE_WORKLOAD > /sys/kernel/tracing/osnoise/options
~# echo nop > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer
~# echo NO_OSNOISE_WORKLOAD > /sys/kernel/tracing/osnoise/options
~# echo timerlat > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer
Triggers:
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WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 1337 at kernel/tracepoint.c:294 tracepoint_add_func+0x3b6/0x3f0
Modules linked in:
CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 1337 Comm: rtla Not tainted 6.13.0-rc4-test-00018-ga867c441128e-dirty #73
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:tracepoint_add_func+0x3b6/0x3f0
Code: 48 8b 53 28 48 8b 73 20 4c 89 04 24 e8 23 59 11 00 4c 8b 04 24 e9 36 fe ff ff 0f 0b b8 ea ff ff ff 45 84 e4 0f 84 68 fe ff ff <0f> 0b e9 61 fe ff ff 48 8b 7b 18 48 85 ff 0f 84 4f ff ff ff 49 8b
RSP: 0018:ffffb9b003a87ca0 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: 00000000ffffffef RBX: ffffffff92f30860 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff9bf59e91ccd0 RDI: ffffffff913b6410
RBP: 000000000000000a R08: 00000000000005c7 R09: 0000000000000002
R10: ffffb9b003a87ce0 R11: 0000000000000002 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: ffffb9b003a87ce0 R14: ffffffffffffffef R15: 0000000000000008
FS: 00007fce81209240(0000) GS:ffff9bf6fdd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000055e99b728000 CR3: 00000001277c0002 CR4: 0000000000172ef0
Call Trace:
? __warn.cold+0xb7/0x14d
? tracepoint_add_func+0x3b6/0x3f0
? report_bug+0xea/0x170
? handle_bug+0x58/0x90
? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x70
? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
? __pfx_trace_sched_migrate_callback+0x10/0x10
? tracepoint_add_func+0x3b6/0x3f0
? __pfx_trace_sched_migrate_callback+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_trace_sched_migrate_callback+0x10/0x10
tracepoint_probe_register+0x78/0xb0
? __pfx_trace_sched_migrate_callback+0x10/0x10
osnoise_workload_start+0x2b5/0x370
timerlat_tracer_init+0x76/0x1b0
tracing_set_tracer+0x244/0x400
tracing_set_trace_write+0xa0/0xe0
vfs_write+0xfc/0x570
? do_sys_openat2+0x9c/0xe0
ksys_write+0x72/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0x79/0x1c0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Impact
CVE-2025-21733 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-21733? CVE-2025-21733 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21733? CVE-2025-21733 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-21733? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-21733 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-21733 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-21733 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-21733 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.