CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74753

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the perf subsystem's perf_event_open() accepts events in the EXIT state as group leaders, which can lead to use-after-free when the leader is closed and a new sibling retains a pointer to the freed event.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to system crashes or memory corruption, threatening system security.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that rejects group leaders in the EXIT state and performs the check while holding the context mutex.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Reject exited events as group leaders perf_event_remove_on_exec() sets remove-on-exec events to the EXIT state and detaches their group relationships. The event's file descriptor can remain open, however, and perf_event_open() currently accepts that event as a group leader because its early validation rejects only REVOKED and DEAD events. A new sibling can consequently be linked to the detached leader. When the leader is closed, perf_group_detach() observes that its PERF_ATTACH_GROUP bit is already clear and skips the new sibling. The sibling then retains a group_leader pointer to the freed event. Reject group leaders in the EXIT state. Perform the check while holding the shared context mutex so that an exec in the target task cannot detach the leader between validation and group attachment. [peterz: make the earlier test fully consistent]

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