arm64: ptrace: Keep 'orig_x0' in-sync with x0 on syscall entry

Summary

CVECVE-2026-90347
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-17 17:17:33 UTC
Updated2026-09-18 18:17:54 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: ptrace: Keep 'orig_x0' in-sync with x0 on syscall entry Commit e057b9477232 ("arm64: syscall: Ensure saved x0 is kept in-sync with tracer updates") attempted to resolve a long-standing issue with syscall entry tracing, where a tracer is able to manipulate the first syscall argument without being subjected to seccomp or audit checking. Unfortunately, that fix was incomplete [1], as it failed to update 'orig_x0' between a tracer updating x0 during a seccomp ptrace exit (SECCOMP_RET_TRACE) and the seccomp filter being re-evaluated. Rather than add hooks to the core seccomp code, instead move the synchronisation code into the ptrace GPR and syscall setting code so that 'orig_x0' is kept up to date with x0 whenever we're stopped on the syscall entry path.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.4 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.001520000 probability, percentile 0.047230000 (date 2026-09-20)


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary8.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED8.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected a5cd110cb8369d6b37ef5ccfe56b3fa1338c9615 f433869f23841a50455c4087d85540d5b4d37cde git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a5cd110cb8369d6b37ef5ccfe56b3fa1338c9615 88b839ce497ccb1ff92f7ae742c78dd2937ba572 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.8 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 4.8 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2.6 7.2.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b839ce497ccb1ff92f7ae742c78dd2937ba572 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f433869f23841a50455c4087d85540d5b4d37cde 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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