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HIGHCVE-2026-31528Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-31528: perf: Make sure to use pmu_ctx->pmu for groups

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Make sure to use pmu_ctx->pmu for groups Oliver reported that x86_pmu_del() ended up doing an out-of-bound memory access when group_sched_in() fails and needs to roll back. This *should* be handled by the transaction callbacks, but he found that when the group leader is a software event, the transaction handlers of the wrong PMU are used. Despite the move_group case in perf_event_open() and group_sched_in() using pmu_ctx->pmu. Turns out, inherit uses event->pmu to clone the events, effectively undoing the move_group case for all inherited contexts. Fix this by also making inherit use pmu_ctx->pmu, ensuring all inherited counters end up in the same pmu context. Similarly, __perf_event_read() should use equally use pmu_ctx->pmu for the group case.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.8
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

035f7914e54fe7f13654c22ee045b05e4b6d8062b3a696e84a8b1fafdd774bb30d62919faf844d9e44b9ce671960627b2505b3f64742544ae9801df974c759446046500a1a6785b25725725c3ff087ace6.6.1316.12.806.18.216.19.11656f35b463995bee024d948440128230aacd81e17.0
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < 656f35b463995bee024d948440128230aacd81e1 (from bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b) · < 3a696e84a8b1fafdd774bb30d62919faf844d9e4 (from bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b) · < 35f7914e54fe7f13654c22ee045b05e4b6d8062b (from bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b) · < 4c759446046500a1a6785b25725725c3ff087ace (from bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b) · < 4b9ce671960627b2505b3f64742544ae9801df97 (from bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b)
  • Linux / Linux
    6.2
    Fixed in 0, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H