Not yet scoredPublished Aug 28, 2026

CVE-2026-80626powerpc/perf: fix preempt count underflow in fsl_emb_pmu_del

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 8:30 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Aug 28, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from a11106544f33c104706ae42d27219a409b67478e before c0c7722308c5f303117d8bd555290fdf26b098da; from a11106544f33c104706ae42d27219a409b67478e before 67aeb1eb93d4ffd898a3e74a7f3fe46ee71feb28; from a11106544f33c104706ae42d27219a409b67478e before 9a515e00b00132b6fc3f1dd62dc5204bbda8cb10; from a11106544f33c104706ae42d27219a409b67478e before 5397142d60aa29dcf636f5459d960bfc4f97c42a; from a11106544f33c104706ae42d27219a409b67478e before b89477077c834d94381c7bf07d81193bebefcff9; from a11106544f33c104706ae42d27219a409b67478e before 73711688479df333acc134e3730fff1acba1843e; from a11106544f33c104706ae42d27219a409b67478e before b504fd953664c3f4d176ae8cb594adb3fda9d577; from a11106544f33c104706ae42d27219a409b67478e before 81e3a86030462824a67d697739cf3f387f4ba350	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c7722308c5f303117d8bd555290fdf26b098da
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67aeb1eb93d4ffd898a3e74a7f3fe46ee71feb28
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a515e00b00132b6fc3f1dd62dc5204bbda8cb10
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5397142d60aa29dcf636f5459d960bfc4f97c42a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b89477077c834d94381c7bf07d81193bebefcff9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73711688479df333acc134e3730fff1acba1843e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b504fd953664c3f4d176ae8cb594adb3fda9d577
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81e3a86030462824a67d697739cf3f387f4ba350

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