In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf/x86/intel/pt: Fix crash with stop filters in single-range mode
Add a check for !buf->single before calling pt_buffer_region_size in a place where a missing check can cause a kernel crash.
Fixes a bug introduced by commit 670638477aed ("perf/x86/intel/pt: Opportunistically use single range output mode"), which added a support for PT single-range output mode. Since that commit if a PT stop filter range is hit while tracing, the kernel will crash because of a null pointer dereference in pt_handle_status due to calling pt_buffer_region_size without a ToPA configured.
The commit which introduced single-range mode guarded almost all uses of the ToPA buffer variables with checks of the buf->single variable, but missed the case where tracing was stopped by the PT hardware, which happens when execution hits a configured stop filter.
Tested that hitting a stop filter while PT recording successfully records a trace with this patch but crashes without this patch.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bpftoolamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bpftool-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernelamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-headersamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-5-10-102-99-473amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-toolsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perfamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perf-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-perfamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-perf-debuginfo | Aug 2, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-bpftoolhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-kernel-abi-stablelistshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-python3-perf | Oct 9, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 20, 2024 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-rtsuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-rtsuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-rtsuse-upgrade-kernel-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-optionalsuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-vdsosuse-upgrade-kernel-devel-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-devel-rtsuse-upgrade-kernel-rtsuse-upgrade-kernel-rt-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-rt-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-rt-livepatchsuse-upgrade-kernel-rt-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-rt-optionalsuse-upgrade-kernel-rt-vdsosuse-upgrade-kernel-rt_debugsuse-upgrade-kernel-rt_debug-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-rt_debug-vdsosuse-upgrade-kernel-source-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-source-rtsuse-upgrade-kernel-syms-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-syms-rtsuse-upgrade-kselftests-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-kselftests-kmp-rtsuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-rtsuse-upgrade-reiserfs-kmp-azuresuse-upgrade-reiserfs-kmp-rt | Aug 9, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-intel-iotg-5-15 | Nov 19, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | May 27, 2026 | Jun 20, 2024 |
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