[PATCH 01/12] tracing/probes: Check enabled and busy state before unlinking sibling probes

From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google)

Date: Sun Nov 08 2026 - 19:28:22 EST


From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

When a multiprobe event is enabled or referenced (for example, by an
eprobe, trigger, or open tracefs file) and a user attempts to delete the
event or one of its probes via dynamic_events, checking
trace_probe_has_sibling() before the enabled and busy checks allows the
first probe to be unlinked and freed while the event is still active,
only returning -EBUSY on the last sibling probe. For uprobe events,
unlinking and freeing an enabled sibling probe without unregistering its
uprobe_consumer also causes a use-after-free.

Ensure all four probe types (kprobe, fprobe, uprobe, and eprobe) verify
that the event is neither enabled nor busy before unlinking any sibling
probe.

Fixes: ca89bc071d5e ("tracing/kprobe: Add multi-probe per event support")
Fixes: 41af3cf587f4 ("tracing/uprobe: Add multi-probe per uprobe event support")
Fixes: 7491e2c44278 ("tracing: Add a probe that attaches to trace events")
Fixes: 334e5519c375 ("tracing/probes: Add fprobe events for tracing function entry and exit.")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c | 12 ++++++++----
kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c | 8 ++++----
kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c | 8 ++++----
kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c | 8 ++++++--
4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
index 474be2f5ccd9..f1590c9af6b2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
@@ -94,14 +94,18 @@ static int eprobe_dyn_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)

static int unregister_trace_eprobe(struct trace_eprobe *ep)
{
- /* If other probes are on the event, just unregister eprobe */
- if (trace_probe_has_sibling(&ep->tp))
- goto unreg;
-
/* Enabled event can not be unregistered */
if (trace_probe_is_enabled(&ep->tp))
return -EBUSY;

+ /* If there's a reference to the dynamic event */
+ if (trace_event_dyn_busy(trace_probe_event_call(&ep->tp)))
+ return -EBUSY;
+
+ /* If other probes are on the event, just unregister eprobe */
+ if (trace_probe_has_sibling(&ep->tp))
+ goto unreg;
+
/* Will fail if probe is being used by ftrace or perf */
if (trace_probe_unregister_event_call(&ep->tp))
return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index 4e9034ebc3fb..77f2228d44ba 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -853,10 +853,6 @@ static void __unregister_trace_fprobe(struct trace_fprobe *tf)
/* Unregister a trace_probe and probe_event */
static int unregister_trace_fprobe(struct trace_fprobe *tf)
{
- /* If other probes are on the event, just unregister fprobe */
- if (trace_probe_has_sibling(&tf->tp))
- goto unreg;
-
/* Enabled event can not be unregistered */
if (trace_probe_is_enabled(&tf->tp))
return -EBUSY;
@@ -865,6 +861,10 @@ static int unregister_trace_fprobe(struct trace_fprobe *tf)
if (trace_event_dyn_busy(trace_probe_event_call(&tf->tp)))
return -EBUSY;

+ /* If other probes are on the event, just unregister fprobe */
+ if (trace_probe_has_sibling(&tf->tp))
+ goto unreg;
+
/* Will fail if probe is being used by ftrace or perf */
if (unregister_fprobe_event(tf))
return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index e41a7c113646..a42af0e66009 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -548,10 +548,6 @@ static void __unregister_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
/* Unregister a trace_probe and probe_event */
static int unregister_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
{
- /* If other probes are on the event, just unregister kprobe */
- if (trace_probe_has_sibling(&tk->tp))
- goto unreg;
-
/* Enabled event can not be unregistered */
if (trace_probe_is_enabled(&tk->tp))
return -EBUSY;
@@ -560,6 +556,10 @@ static int unregister_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
if (trace_event_dyn_busy(trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp)))
return -EBUSY;

+ /* If other probes are on the event, just unregister kprobe */
+ if (trace_probe_has_sibling(&tk->tp))
+ goto unreg;
+
/* Will fail if probe is being used by ftrace or perf */
if (unregister_kprobe_event(tk))
return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 22cc3c8181b8..146da04b93a8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -396,13 +396,17 @@ static int unregister_trace_uprobe(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
{
int ret;

- if (trace_probe_has_sibling(&tu->tp))
- goto unreg;
+ /* Enabled event can not be unregistered */
+ if (trace_probe_is_enabled(&tu->tp))
+ return -EBUSY;

/* If there's a reference to the dynamic event */
if (trace_event_dyn_busy(trace_probe_event_call(&tu->tp)))
return -EBUSY;

+ if (trace_probe_has_sibling(&tu->tp))
+ goto unreg;
+
ret = unregister_uprobe_event(tu);
if (ret)
return ret;