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CVE-2025-21895— perf/core: Order the PMU list to fix warning about unordered pmu_ctx_list

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于PMU列表顺序问题导致关于无序pmu_ctx_list的警告。

AI Predicted 3.3 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.14% · P3

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Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b< f0c3971405cef6892844016aa710121a02da3a23 affected
bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b< 7d582eb6e4e100959ba07083d7563453c8c2a343 affected
bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b< 3e812a70732d84b7873cea61a7f6349b9a9dcbf5 affected
bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b< 2016066c66192a99d9e0ebf433789c490a6785a2 affected
6.2 affected
< 6.2 unaffected
6.6.81≤ 6.6.* unaffected
6.12.18≤ 6.12.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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Vulnerability Title
perf/core: Order the PMU list to fix warning about unordered pmu_ctx_list
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Order the PMU list to fix warning about unordered pmu_ctx_list Syskaller triggers a warning due to prev_epc->pmu != next_epc->pmu in perf_event_swap_task_ctx_data(). vmcore shows that two lists have the same perf_event_pmu_context, but not in the same order. The problem is that the order of pmu_ctx_list for the parent is impacted by the time when an event/PMU is added. While the order for a child is impacted by the event order in the pinned_groups and flexible_groups. So the order of pmu_ctx_list in the parent and child may be different. To fix this problem, insert the perf_event_pmu_context to its proper place after iteration of the pmu_ctx_list. The follow testcase can trigger above warning: # perf record -e cycles --call-graph lbr -- taskset -c 3 ./a.out & # perf stat -e cpu-clock,cs -p xxx // xxx is the pid of a.out test.c void main() { int count = 0; pid_t pid; printf("%d running\n", getpid()); sleep(30); printf("running\n"); pid = fork(); if (pid == -1) { printf("fork error\n"); return; } if (pid == 0) { while (1) { count++; } } else { while (1) { count++; } } } The testcase first opens an LBR event, so it will allocate task_ctx_data, and then open tracepoint and software events, so the parent context will have 3 different perf_event_pmu_contexts. On inheritance, child ctx will insert the perf_event_pmu_context in another order and the warning will trigger. [ mingo: Tidied up the changelog. ]
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于PMU列表顺序问题导致关于无序pmu_ctx_list的警告。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b ~ f0c3971405cef6892844016aa710121a02da3a23 -
Linux Linux 6.2 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2025-21895 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-04-01 · 93 CVEs total

CVE-2025-21927 9.8 CRITICAL nvme-tcp: fix potential memory corruption in nvme_tcp_recv_pdu()
CVE-2025-21954 9.8 CRITICAL netmem: prevent TX of unreadable skbs
CVE-2025-21969 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in l2cap_send_cmd
CVE-2025-21955 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: prevent connection release during oplock break notification
CVE-2025-21972 8.8 HIGH net: mctp: unshare packets when reassembling
CVE-2025-21946 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix out-of-bounds in parse_sec_desc()
CVE-2025-21945 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix use-after-free in smb2_lock
CVE-2025-21967 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix use-after-free in ksmbd_free_work_struct
CVE-2025-21947 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: fix type confusion via race condition when using ipc_msg_send_request
CVE-2025-21923 7.8 HIGH HID: hid-steam: Fix use-after-free when detaching device
CVE-2025-21934 7.8 HIGH rapidio: fix an API misues when rio_add_net() fails
CVE-2025-21949 7.8 HIGH LoongArch: Set hugetlb mmap base address aligned with pmd size
CVE-2025-21939 7.8 HIGH drm/xe/hmm: Don't dereference struct page pointers without notifier lock
CVE-2025-21914 7.8 HIGH slimbus: messaging: Free transaction ID in delayed interrupt scenario
CVE-2025-21924 7.8 HIGH net: hns3: make sure ptp clock is unregister and freed if hclge_ptp_get_cycle returns an e
CVE-2025-21958 7.8 HIGH Revert "openvswitch: switch to per-action label counting in conntrack"
CVE-2025-21965 7.8 HIGH sched_ext: Validate prev_cpu in scx_bpf_select_cpu_dfl()
CVE-2025-21926 7.8 HIGH net: gso: fix ownership in __udp_gso_segment
CVE-2025-21919 7.8 HIGH sched/fair: Fix potential memory corruption in child_cfs_rq_on_list
CVE-2025-21985 7.8 HIGH drm/amd/display: Fix out-of-bound accesses

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