CVE-2026-97961— perf/core: Allow list_del during perf_event_overflow()
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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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在 Linux 内核中，已修复以下漏洞： perf/core：允许在 perf_event_overflow() 期间执行 list_del 操作 某些性能监控单元（PMU）可能会使用 和 接口，以便在进程调度进入（schedule in）和调度退出（schedule out）时触发调用 回调函数。这一机制通过遍历以 为头部的链表来实现。 以下场景可能导致链表损坏： 该问题发生在调用 且 降至零时触发。 为防止链表损坏，代码中将 替换为安全的遍历宏 。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege EscalationAffected Version Matrix 10
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b< 723e85fb2c3bcd237ac02cbd69502ed62ce0068c |
affected |
bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b< 6d0b9ce3be221c9077653f3670d60d66bb725ee2 |
affected | ||
bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b< e2770c76a02452fddb52e9e05c7ed6acfef06c32 |
affected | ||
bd27568117664b8b3e259721393df420ed51f57b< 59e63416f5153e7d58652c616fbdcb7d5e01fff7 |
affected | ||
6.2 |
affected | ||
< 6.2 |
unaffected | ||
6.12.111≤ 6.12.* |
unaffected | ||
6.18.53≤ 6.18.* |
unaffected | ||
| … +2 more rows | |||
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-97961
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
perf/core: Allow list_del during perf_event_overflow()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf/core: Allow list_del during perf_event_overflow()
A PMU might use perf_sched_cb_inc() and perf_sched_cb_dec()
interface to get the PMU call back function pmu::sched_task
invoked at schedule in and schedule out. This is achieved
by walking along the list anchored by sched_cb_list.
The following scenario might lead to a list corruption.
perf_pmu_sched_task()
for_each_list_entry(..., &sched_cb_list)
+--> __perf_pmu_sched_task()
+--> event->pmu->sched_task())
+--> PMU_push_sample()
+--> perf_event_overflow()
+--> __perf_event_overflow()
+--> pmu->stop()
+--> perf_sched_cb_dec()
remove entry from sched_cb_list
while list node in use.
This happens when ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_REFRESH, xxx) has been
invoked and perf_event::event_limit hits zero.
Prevent the list corruption and convert for_each_list_entry()
to for_each_list_entry_safe().
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Affected Products
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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-97961 (4)
Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-09-25 · 372 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-100075 | 9.8 CRITICAL | RDMA/srpt: Fix srpt_alloc_rw_ctxs() unwind counters |
| CVE-2026-97555 | 8.8 HIGH | smb: client: fix heap overflow in DACL owner/group rewrite |
| CVE-2026-97957 | 8.8 HIGH | net: hinic: fix mailbox segment buffer overflow |
| CVE-2026-97527 | 8.8 HIGH | scsi: qla2xxx: Serialize NVMe unsol ctx list with a per-fcport lock |
| CVE-2026-97528 | 8.8 HIGH | scsi: qla2xxx: Unlink NVMe unsol ctx before freeing on LS reject error |
| CVE-2026-98115 | 8.8 HIGH | ksmbd: safely drain sessions during logoff |
| CVE-2026-97525 | 8.2 HIGH | x86/mm/pat: Allocate split page tables as kernel page tables |
| CVE-2026-98069 | 8.1 HIGH | net/rds: acquire the fastpath locks in rds_conn_shutdown() |
| CVE-2026-97573 | 8.1 HIGH | bnxt_en: Handle buffer allocation failure in bnxt_rx_ring_reset() |
| CVE-2026-97570 | 8.1 HIGH | bnxt_en: Bound SW TPA IDs to prevent crashes |
| CVE-2026-98130 | 8.1 HIGH | sctp: fix a TOCTOU race in SCTP_CMD_TIMER_START |
| CVE-2026-98070 | 8.1 HIGH | net/rds: acquire RDS_IN_XMIT in rds_tcp_reset_callbacks() |
| CVE-2026-97941 | 7.8 HIGH | mm/slab: take n->list_lock in __slab_try_return_freelist() to avoid race |
| CVE-2026-97575 | 7.8 HIGH | media: v4l2-ctrls: validate AV1 tile counts |
| CVE-2026-97576 | 7.8 HIGH | media: v4l2-ctrls: validate HEVC tile counts |
| CVE-2026-98002 | 7.8 HIGH | iommu/amd: Fix ineffective error check in nested domain allocation |
| CVE-2026-98112 | 7.8 HIGH | ksmbd: fix listener task lifetime on netdev events |
| CVE-2026-97937 | 7.8 HIGH | ftrace: fork: Initialize function graph state before copy_exec_state() |
| CVE-2026-97580 | 7.8 HIGH | media: rkvdec: bound HEVC tile loops and PPS id to the array capacity |
| CVE-2026-97940 | 7.8 HIGH | ipv6: fix fib6 walker UAF on seq stop |
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