CVE-2026-64556

perf/core: Detach event groups during remove_on_exec

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2026 at 08:01 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Detach event groups during remove_on_exec perf_event_remove_on_exec() removes events by calling perf_event_exit_event(). For top-level events, this removes the event from the context with DETACH_EXIT only. This can leave inconsistent group state when a removed event is a group leader and the group contains siblings without remove_on_exec. If the group was active, the surviving siblings can remain active and attached to the removed leader's sibling list, but are no longer represented by a valid group leader on the PMU context active lists. A later close of the removed leader uses DETACH_GROUP and can promote the still-active siblings from this stale group state. The next schedule-in can then add an already-linked active_list entry again, corrupting the PMU context active list. With DEBUG_LIST enabled, this is caught as a list_add double-add in merge_sched_in(). Fix this by detaching group relationships when remove_on_exec removes an event. This preserves the existing task-exit and revoke behavior, while ensuring surviving siblings are ungrouped before the removed event leaves the context.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2e498d0a74e5b88a6689ae1b811f247f91ff188e5.13
Vendor states this is fixed in 37a3c43edfb597665dd34457cd22b14692f2ba3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 39358e856fb89e62e3c8d7389a2dc4ec33dbe90e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4cdb1b3ab96eb1b7eb70bc5c82fede334bd60df2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ccef434e98058ddae7bcebc901f93d22b7653 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a2d5d3ee7b6e3953114726b1521e62123ab5b043 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-662

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