CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80626

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the powerpc/perf driver for FSL EMB, there is a preempt count underflow vulnerability. The fsl_emb_pmu_del() function calls put_cpu_var() without a preceding get_cpu_var() under certain conditions, which can lead to a 'scheduling while atomic' bug.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could cause system crashes or incorrect behavior, especially on systems with CONFIG_PREEMPT enabled.

Recommendation

Install an updated Linux kernel with the fix that correctly pairs get_cpu_var() and put_cpu_var() calls.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/perf: fix preempt count underflow in fsl_emb_pmu_del fsl_emb_pmu_del() unconditionally calls put_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events) at the 'out:' label, but only calls the matching get_cpu_var() after the 'i < 0' early-return check. When event->hw.idx is negative the function jumps to 'out:' without having taken get_cpu_var(), and the trailing put_cpu_var() then issues an unmatched preempt_enable(), underflowing preempt_count. On a CONFIG_PREEMPT=y kernel preempt_count would underflow and eventually present as a 'scheduling while atomic' BUG. Move put_cpu_var() to pair with get_cpu_var() so the percpu access is correctly bracketed and the 'out:' label only handles perf_pmu_enable.

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