perf/core: Fix refcount bug and potential UAF in perf_mmap (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.13 % · percentile 2 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Fix refcount bug and potential UAF in perf_mmap Syzkaller reported a refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free warning in perf_mmap. The issue is caused by a race condition between a failing mmap() setup and a concurrent mmap() on a dependent event (e.g., using output redirection). In perf_mmap(), the ring_buffer (rb) is allocated and assigned to event->rb with the mmap_mutex held. The mutex is then released to perform map_range(). If map_range() fails, perf_mmap_close() is called to clean up. However, since the mutex was dropped, another thread attaching to this event (via inherited events or output redirection) can acquire the mutex, observe the valid event->rb pointer, and attempt to increment its reference count. If the cleanup path has already dropped the reference count to zero, this results in a use-after-free or refcount saturation warning. Fix this by extending the scope of mmap_mutex to cover the map_range() call. This ensures that the ring buffer initialization and mapping (or cleanup on failure) happens atomically effectively, preventing other threads from accessing a half-initialized or dying ring buffer.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
- CWE-416 — Use After Free
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-12811
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-23248
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0956 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0341 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.14 < 6.18.17cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 6.19.7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected b709eb872e19a19607bbb6d2975bc264d59735cf < c27dea9f50ed525facb62ef647dddc4722456e07 ; affected b709eb872e19a19607bbb6d2975bc264d59735cf < ac7ecb65af170a7fc193e7bd8be15dac84ec6a56 ; affected b709eb872e19a19607bbb6d2975bc264d59735cf < 77de62ad3de3967818c3dbe656b7336ebee461d2 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.14 ; unaffected 0 < 6.14 ; unaffected 6.18.17 ≤ 6.18.* ; unaffected 6.19.7 ≤ 6.19.* ; unaffected 7.0 ≤ * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |