CVE-2026-53370

The CVE pertains to the Linux kernel perf/x86/intel ACR mask handling. The issue involves user-space ACR mask validation (attr.config2) allowing invalid indices to slip in, and an early return bug that skipped subsequent ACR groups. The remediation explicitly: determine the event index group for ...

CVE-2026-23435 perf/x86: Move event pointer setup earlier in x86_pmu_enable()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86: Move event pointer setup earlier in x86pmuenable A production AMD EPYC system crashed with a NULL pointer dereference in the PMU NMI handler: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000198 RIP:...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-23014

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - perf: Ensure swevent hrtimer is properly destroyed With the change to hrtimertrytocancel in perfsweventcancelhrtimer it appears possible for the hrtimer to stil...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-40359

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - perf/x86/intel: Fix KASAN global-out-of-bounds warning When running perf mem record command on CWF, the below KASAN global-out-of-bounds warning is seen...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53583

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: RISC-V: Remove PERFHESSTOPPED flag checking in riscvpmustart Since commit 096b52fd2bb4...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-39821

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Avoid undefined behavior from stopping/starting inactive events Calling pmu-start/stop...

perf: RISCV: Fix panic on pmu overflow handler

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The vulnerability of the `sys_perf_event_open()` function in the Linux operating system’s perf subsystem allows a local attacker to gain root privileges.

The vulnerability of the sysperfeventopen function in the Linux operating system’s perf subsystem stems from the race condition within this subsystem. This condition can be exploited to initiate access to a freed memory area in the kernel. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a local attacker to...

Vulnerabilities of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, which allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information

The multiple vulnerabilities of the perf package in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system can be exploited, leading to breaches of the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely...