{ "cveId": "CVE-2026-97960", "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97960", "summary": "CVE-2026-97960 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97960, released October 2, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.", "title": "perf/x86/intel: Prevent drain_pebs() reentry", "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86/intel: Prevent drain_pebs() reentry The PEBS buffer is shared by all events on a CPU, so drain_pebs() must not be reentered. If so, one instance may observe stale buffer state and potentially access out-of-bound memory. Most invocations happen in NMI context, which naturally prevents reentry. However, drain_pebs() is also reachable from process context via intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer(). In those paths, the PMU is often already disabled, but not guaranteed. For example, __intel_pmu_pebs_disable() only disables the target counter, so other active counters can still raise a PMI and interrupt an in-flight drain_pebs(). Here is an example, __perf_addr_filters_adjust() perf_event_stop() __perf_event_stop() x86_pmu_stop() (event-\u003Epmu-\u003Estop) intel_pmu_disable_event() intel_pmu_pebs_disable() __intel_pmu_pebs_disable() intel_pmu_drain_large_pebs() intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer() Introduce __intel_pmu_quiesce() and __intel_pmu_resume() helpers and use them in intel_pmu_drain_large_pebs() to disable the full PMU around the intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer() call, preventing reentry. Also add a warning in intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer() when the full PMU is not disabled.", "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:23Z", "severity": "Moderate", "cvss": 5.5, "epss": 0.00168, "epssPercentile": 0.06224, "priority": "Routine", "priorityTier": 4, "exploited": false, "vendorExploited": false, "disclosed": false, "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97960", "fixes": [ { "platform": "linux", "product": "bpftool6.18", "release": "amzn 2023", "fixedVersion": "1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023", "fix": "ALAS2023-2026-3192", "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3192", "released": "2026-11-07T01:06:07Z" }, { "platform": "linux", "product": "bpftool6.18-debuginfo", "release": "amzn 2023", "fixedVersion": "1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023", "fix": "ALAS2023-2026-3192", "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3192", "released": "2026-11-07T01:06:07Z" }, { "platform": "linux", "product": 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