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Plain-English summary
This Linux kernel issue can crash processes being monitored with uretprobes when seccomp filters block the uretprobe system call. Docker default seccomp filters are specifically mentioned. Business impact is mainly availability and reliability for containerized workloads using tracing or profiling, not confirmed data theft or privilege escalation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted reliability patch for Linux container and observability environments. It does not have confirmed exploitation or a published CVSS score in the provided data, but it can disrupt monitored workloads and should be included in normal kernel patch cycles.
Technical view
The kernel made uretprobe a syscall, but seccomp allowlists such as Docker defaults did not recognize it. When a traced process encountered the return probe, seccomp blocked the implementation-detail syscall and the process segfaulted. The fix passes this syscall through seccomp without user configuration. The source notes x86_64 scope only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Linux hosts running containerized or seccomp-confined workloads where uretprobes are attached for tracing, profiling, observability, or security monitoring. Systems not using uretprobes or not running affected kernel versions appear less exposed based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is reported in the provided sources, and the CVE is not marked KEV. The scenario described requires uretprobe attachment to a seccomp-filtered process, causing a crash when the probe is hit. Evidence supports reliability impact, not weaponized exploitation.
Researcher notes
The key behavior is a seccomp policy mismatch around a kernel implementation-detail syscall. The public record lacks CVSS, CWE, and detailed affected range semantics. Validate against exact kernel stable commits and distribution backports before declaring exposure or closure.
Mitigation direction
- Review vendor kernel advisories for patched builds containing the referenced stable commits.
- Prioritize kernel updates on Docker or seccomp-heavy hosts using tracing or profiling.
- Avoid assuming Docker seccomp profile edits are the long-term fix; source says kernel passthrough is intended.
- Monitor affected workloads for unexplained segfaults during uretprobe-based instrumentation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux kernel versions on hosts running Docker or other seccomp-confined workloads.
- Identify observability, tracing, profiling, or security tools that attach uretprobes.
- Check whether deployed kernels include the referenced stable kernel fixes.
- Correlate process segfaults with uretprobe activity in containerized workloads.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a262628f4cf2437d863fe41f9d427177b87664cCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa80018aa5be10c35e9fa896b7b4061a8dce3eedCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf6cb56ef24410fb5308f9655087f1eddf4452e6CVE reference, Linux
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