linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Fix invalid wait context in ctx_sched...
CVE-2026-23311 is fixed in 23 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23311, released March 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Fix invalid wait context in ctx_sched_in() Lockdep found a bug in the event scheduling when a pinned event was failed and wakes up the threads in the ring buffer like below. It seems it should not grab a wait-queue lock under perf-context lock. Let's do it with irq_work. [ 39.913691] ============================= [ 39.914157] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] [ 39.914623] 6.15.0-next-20250530-next-2025053 #1 Not tainted [ 39.915271] ----------------------------- [ 39.915731] repro/837 is trying to lock: [ 39.916191] ffff88801acfabd8 (&event->waitq){....}-{3:3}, at: __wake_up+0x26/0x60 [ 39.917182] other info that might help us debug this: [ 39.917761] context-{5:5} [ 39.918079] 4 locks held by repro/837: [ 39.918530] #0: ffffffff8725cd00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __perf_event_task_sched_in+0xd1/0xbc0 [ 39.919612] #1: ffff88806ca3c6f8 (&cpuctx_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: __perf_event_task_sched_in+0x1a7/0xbc0 [ 39.920748] #2: ffff88800d91fc18 (&ctx->lock){....}-{2:2}, at: __perf_event_task_sched_in+0x1f9/0xbc0 [ 39.921819] #3: ffffffff8725cd00 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: perf_event_wakeup+0x6c/0x470
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-libbpf · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.19.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23311 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1596 | Apr 27, 2026 |
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