In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
seccomp: passthrough uretprobe systemcall without filtering
When attaching uretprobes to processes running inside docker, the attached process is segfaulted when encountering the retprobe.
The reason is that now that uretprobe is a system call the default seccomp filters in docker block it as they only allow a specific set of known syscalls. This is true for other userspace applications which use seccomp to control their syscall surface.
Since uretprobe is a "kernel implementation detail" system call which is not used by userspace application code directly, it is impractical and there's very little point in forcing all userspace applications to explicitly allow it in order to avoid crashing tracked processes.
Pass this systemcall through seccomp without depending on configuration.
Note: uretprobe is currently only x86_64 and isn't expected to ever be supported in i386.
[kees: minimized changes for easier backporting, tweaked commit log]
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtNo solution existsUpgrade kernel | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade rvUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade libperf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-matchedUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade rtla | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-syms | Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1007-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1012-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-21-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1012-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1017-oemUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-21-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp | Mar 28, 2025 | Mar 6, 2025 |
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