Description
arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, on systems with perf_event_paranoid=-1 and no specific PMU driver support registered, allows local users to cause a denial of service (perf_instruction_pointer NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a "perf record" command.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.11 +1 | 5.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1 | USN-5070-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.11 | 5.11.0-1015.16~20.04.1 | USN-5070-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.11 | 5.11.0-1018.20~20.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.11 | 5.11.0-34.36~20.04.1 | USN-5070-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv +6 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.11 | 5.11.0-1018.19~20.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | 5.10.78.1-1 | — |
Advisories 1
- USN-5070-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.11, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.11, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.11, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.11, linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 3, 2026