5.5

CVE-2025-38055

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

perf/x86/intel: Fix segfault with PEBS-via-PT with sample_freq

Currently, using PEBS-via-PT with a sample frequency instead of a sample
period, causes a segfault.  For example:

    BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000195
    <NMI>
    ? __die_body.cold+0x19/0x27
    ? page_fault_oops+0xca/0x290
    ? exc_page_fault+0x7e/0x1b0
    ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
    ? intel_pmu_pebs_event_update_no_drain+0x40/0x60
    ? intel_pmu_pebs_event_update_no_drain+0x32/0x60
    intel_pmu_drain_pebs_icl+0x333/0x350
    handle_pmi_common+0x272/0x3c0
    intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x10a/0x2e0
    perf_event_nmi_handler+0x2a/0x50

That happens because intel_pmu_pebs_event_update_no_drain() assumes all the
pebs_enabled bits represent counter indexes, which is not always the case.
In this particular case, bits 60 and 61 are set for PEBS-via-PT purposes.

The behaviour of PEBS-via-PT with sample frequency is questionable because
although a PMI is generated (PEBS_PMI_AFTER_EACH_RECORD), the period is not
adjusted anyway.

Putting that aside, fix intel_pmu_pebs_event_update_no_drain() by passing
the mask of counter bits instead of 'size'.  Note, prior to the Fixes
commit, 'size' would be limited to the maximum counter index, so the issue
was not hit.
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LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.10.5 < 6.12.31
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.13 < 6.14.9
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EPSS Metriken
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CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.