CVE-2025-21889

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

perf/core: Add RCU read lock protection to perf_iterate_ctx()

The perf_iterate_ctx() function performs RCU list traversal but
currently lacks RCU read lock protection. This causes lockdep warnings
when running perf probe with unshare(1) under CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST=y:

	WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
	kernel/events/core.c:8168 RCU-list traversed in non-reader section!!

	 Call Trace:
	  lockdep_rcu_suspicious
	  ? perf_event_addr_filters_apply
	  perf_iterate_ctx
	  perf_event_exec
	  begin_new_exec
	  ? load_elf_phdrs
	  load_elf_binary
	  ? lock_acquire
	  ? find_held_lock
	  ? bprm_execve
	  bprm_execve
	  do_execveat_common.isra.0
	  __x64_sys_execve
	  do_syscall_64
	  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe

This protection was previously present but was removed in commit
bd2756811766 ("perf: Rewrite core context handling"). Add back the
necessary rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() pair around
perf_iterate_ctx() call in perf_event_exec().

[ mingo: Use scoped_guard() as suggested by Peter ]
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
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LinuxCNA
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 5%
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jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem-5.14
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem-5.17
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem-5.6
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem-6.0
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem-6.1
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem-6.11
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
Fixed 6.11.0-1022.22
released
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem-6.5
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem-6.8
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
needed
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle
plucky
not-affected
oracular
Fixed 6.11.0-1016.17
released
noble
needed
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-5.0
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-5.11
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-5.13
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-5.15
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-5.3
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-5.4
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
not-affected
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-5.8
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-6.5
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle-6.8
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
needed
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-raspi
plucky
not-affected
oracular
Fixed 6.11.0-1013.13
released
noble
needed
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-raspi-5.4
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
not-affected
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-raspi-realtime
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
needed
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-raspi2
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
ignored
xenial
ignored
trusty
dne
linux-realtime
plucky
not-affected
oracular
Fixed 6.11.0-1010.10
released
noble
needed
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv
plucky
not-affected
oracular
Fixed 6.11.0-26.26.1
released
noble
needed
jammy
ignored
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv-5.11
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv-5.15
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv-5.19
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv-5.8
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv-6.5
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv-6.8
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
needed
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-starfive-5.19
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-starfive-6.2
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-starfive-6.5
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-xilinx-zynqmp
plucky
dne
oracular
dne
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne