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CVE-2026-80670

Linux Linux — perf tools: Use perf_env__get_cpu_topology() in machine__resolve()

EPSS 0.7%CVSS 9.1
critical.is priorityof 100
38
CVSS 9.1 (CNA)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 52.0.520 × 2010.4No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: unknown+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf tools: Use perf_env__get_cpu_topology() in machine__resolve() machine__resolve() accesses env->cpu[al->cpu].socket_id after checking al->cpu >= 0 and env->cpu != NULL, but without validating al->cpu against env->nr_cpus_avail. Since al->cpu comes from the untrusted perf.data sample, a crafted file with a large CPU index causes an out-of-bounds heap read. Use perf_env__get_cpu_topology() which validates both NULL and bounds. Also bounds-check al->cpu before the cast to struct perf_cpu (int16_t): without this, values like 65536 silently truncate to 0, bypassing the accessor's internal check and returning CPU 0's topology.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linux0c4c4debb0adda4c18c158d95031dc2b9f637869 – < b9e8406651dcc1c19238aad11861a758683525b4b9e8406651dcc1c19238aad11861a758683525b4CNA
Linux0c4c4debb0adda4c18c158d95031dc2b9f637869 – < eb266a14c16a93eb4db7b56a452d6be93f8bdcd4eb266a14c16a93eb4db7b56a452d6be93f8bdcd4CNA
Linux0c4c4debb0adda4c18c158d95031dc2b9f637869 – < 5484b43a0ec8231c36fba6ead654cb72dbba8b8f5484b43a0ec8231c36fba6ead654cb72dbba8b8fCNA
Linux4.4–CNA

Scores by source

Linux (CNA)9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e8406651dcc1c19238aad11861a758683525b4refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/eb266a14c16a93eb4db7b56a452d6be93f8bdcd4refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5484b43a0ec8231c36fba6ead654cb72dbba8b8f