High severity · published Mar 20, 2026
CVE-2026-23271
perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race
Make sure that __perf_event_overflow() runs with IRQs disabled for all
possible callchains. Specifically the software events can end up running
it with only preemption disabled.
This opens up a race vs perf_event_exit_event() and friends that will go
and free various things the overflow path expects to be present, like
the BPF program.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.31 before 6.1.167; 6.2 before 6.6.130; 6.7 before 6.12.77; 6.13 before 6.18.17; 6.19 before 6.19.7; 7.0 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
592903cdcbf606a838056bae6d03fc557806c914 before 4df1a45819e50993cb351682a6ae8e7ed2d233a0; 592903cdcbf606a838056bae6d03fc557806c914 before 4f8d5812337871227bb2c98669a87c306a2f86ef; 592903cdcbf606a838056bae6d03fc557806c914 before 5c48fdc4b4623533d86e279f51531a7ba212eb87; 592903cdcbf606a838056bae6d03fc557806c914 before 3f89b61dd504c5b6711de9759e053b082f9abf12; 592903cdcbf606a838056bae6d03fc557806c914 before bb190628fe5f2a73ba762a9972ba16c5e895f73e; 592903cdcbf606a838056bae6d03fc557806c914 before c9bc1753b3cc41d0e01fbca7f035258b5f4db0ae; +1 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23271
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23271
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f89b61dd504c5b6711de9759e053b082f9abf12
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df1a45819e50993cb351682a6ae8e7ed2d233a0
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f8d5812337871227bb2c98669a87c306a2f86ef
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c48fdc4b4623533d86e279f51531a7ba212eb87
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb190628fe5f2a73ba762a9972ba16c5e895f73e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9bc1753b3cc41d0e01fbca7f035258b5f4db0ae
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