CVE-2026-90347

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: ptrace: Keep 'orig_x0' in-sync with x0 on syscall entry Commit e057b9477232 ("arm64: syscall: Ensure saved x0 is kept in-sync with tracer updates") attempted to resolve a long-standing issue with syscall entry tracing, where a tracer is able to manipulate the first syscall argument without being subjected to seccomp or audit checking. Unfortunately, that fix was incomplete [1], as it failed to update 'orig_x0' between a tracer updating x0 during a seccomp ptrace exit (SECCOMP_RET_TRACE) and the seccomp filter being re-evaluated. Rather than add hooks to the core seccomp code, instead move the synchronisation code into the ptrace GPR and syscall setting code so that 'orig_x0' is kept up to date with x0 whenever we're stopped on the syscall entry path.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

8.4 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:33.453000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:20:50.923000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-90347",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:33.453",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:50.923",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\narm64: ptrace: Keep 'orig_x0' in-sync with x0 on syscall entry\n\nCommit e057b9477232 (\"arm64: syscall: Ensure saved x0 is kept in-sync\nwith tracer updates\") attempted to resolve a long-standing issue with\nsyscall entry tracing, where a tracer is able to manipulate the first\nsyscall argument without being subjected to seccomp or audit checking.\n\nUnfortunately, that fix was incomplete [1], as it failed to update\n'orig_x0' between a tracer updating x0 during a seccomp ptrace exit\n(SECCOMP_RET_TRACE) and the seccomp filter being re-evaluated.\n\nRather than add hooks to the core seccomp code, instead move the\nsynchronisation code into the ptrace GPR and syscall setting code so\nthat 'orig_x0' is kept up to date with x0 whenever we're stopped on the\nsyscall entry path."
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