# CVE-2026-98540: fprobe: Terminate the fgraph\_data list when the reservation is not filled

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e0a384434ae1bdfb03954c46c464e3dbd3223ad6, fixed in b7459fddcb27a4b7d01067678172afa362cf660d; from e0a384434ae1bdfb03954c46c464e3dbd3223ad6, fixed in 1d653a183973f5283a3db5a38cd5e195eb152244
- Linux: 7.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fprobe: Terminate the fgraph_data list when the reservation is not filled fprobe_fgraph_entry() reserves shadow stack space for every fprobe with an exit handler, but only fills it for those whose entry handler returns 0. fgraph_reserve_data() does not clear the area, so fprobe_return() parses the unused tail as headers left over from an earlier call, and an exit handler can run twice or despite its entry handler asking to skip it. Write a zero word after the last entry to terminate the walk. A zeroed slot does not decode to a NULL fprobe on the arches that encode the header into one unsigned long, since arch_decode_fprobe_header_fp() ORs in FPROBE_HEADER_MSB_PATTERN, so make read_fprobe_header() return NULL for a zeroed slot.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7459fddcb27a4b7d01067678172afa362cf660d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d653a183973f5283a3db5a38cd5e195eb152244

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