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        "cveId": "CVE-2023-53007",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2025-03-27T16:40:15.745Z",
        "datePublished": "2025-03-27T16:43:38.102Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:36:47.776Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntracing: Make sure trace_printk() can output as soon as it can be used\n\nCurrently trace_printk() can be used as soon as early_trace_init() is\ncalled from start_kernel(). But if a crash happens, and\n\"ftrace_dump_on_oops\" is set on the kernel command line, all you get will\nbe:\n\n  [    0.456075]   <idle>-0         0dN.2. 347519us : Unknown type 6\n  [    0.456075]   <idle>-0         0dN.2. 353141us : Unknown type 6\n  [    0.456075]   <idle>-0         0dN.2. 358684us : Unknown type 6\n\nThis is because the trace_printk() event (type 6) hasn't been registered\nyet. That gets done via an early_initcall(), which may be early, but not\nearly enough.\n\nInstead of registering the trace_printk() event (and other ftrace events,\nwhich are not trace events) via an early_initcall(), have them registered at\nthe same time that trace_printk() can be used. This way, if there is a\ncrash before early_initcall(), then the trace_printk()s will actually be\nuseful."
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