CVE-2026-64173
Not scored
tracing: Do not call map->ops->elt_free() if elt_alloc() fails
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not call map->ops->elt_free() if elt_alloc() fails In paths where tracing_map_elt_alloc() failed to allocate objects, the map->ops->elt_alloc() call was never successful. In this case, map->ops->elt_free() should not be called.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
July 19, 2026
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-64173
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Do not call map->ops->elt_free() if elt_alloc() fails In paths where tracing_map_elt_alloc() failed to allocate objects, the map->ops->elt_alloc() call was never successful. In this case, map->ops->elt_free() should not be called.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a150947f8480262a46c860f1acb9c6597ca7097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49332e49ad5b20262cc719b03d4123b9362de701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/798183376d9d3e278a270ea0e75a5769c8f145d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0f5c4fb9df0e19a341e0c6ed8dc4fda9124f03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b427e9f6d81c9341cba23ef92f860f99f830d91d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b559a218eece132de0c58d444877b5627cbee524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6723339736320b2e1784258ad4490cec7aac11a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f383cff9fb382139980bac1bcd3f3f5d59f68435
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/64xxx/CVE-2026-64173.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64173