CVE-2026-99187

perf: Fix perf_pmu_migrate_context() leaving events behind

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Published: October 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix perf_pmu_migrate_context() leaving events behind __perf_pmu_remove() walks the group leaders of a CPU and PMU with perf_event_groups_for_cpu_pmu(), removing each one as it goes. perf_remove_from_context() takes the leader out of the groups rbtree, after which rb_next() on that node returns NULL, prematurely ending the walk. Other groups stay behind in the source context. On CPU hotplug, they are then torn down with the dying CPU. They keep running until teardown, while the PMU's interrupt and migrated events are on a new CPU, which drivers rely on never happening. Walk ctx->event_list instead and pick out the PMU's events by their pmu_ctx.

Affected

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

6.2bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.59 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)

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