Updated: 2025-09-28 04:05:39.823197
Description:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Bail out early if the request AUX area is out of bound When perf-record with a large AUX area, e.g 4GB, it fails with: #perf record -C 0 -m ,4G -e arm_spe_0// -- sleep 1 failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory) and it reveals a WARNING with __alloc_pages(): ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 44 PID: 17573 at mm/page_alloc.c:5568 __alloc_pages+0x1ec/0x248 Call trace: __alloc_pages+0x1ec/0x248 __kmalloc_large_node+0xc0/0x1f8 __kmalloc_node+0x134/0x1e8 rb_alloc_aux+0xe0/0x298 perf_mmap+0x440/0x660 mmap_region+0x308/0x8a8 do_mmap+0x3c0/0x528 vm_mmap_pgoff+0xf4/0x1b8 ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x18c/0x218 __arm64_sys_mmap+0x38/0x58 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x128 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x58/0x188 do_el0_svc+0x34/0x50 el0_svc+0x34/0x108 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xb8/0xc0 el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8 'rb->aux_pages' allocated by kcalloc() is a pointer array which is used to maintains AUX trace pages. The allocated page for this array is physically contiguous (and virtually contiguous) with an order of 0..MAX_ORDER. If the size of pointer array crosses the limitation set by MAX_ORDER, it reveals a WARNING. So bail out early with -ENOMEM if the request AUX area is out of bound, e.g.: #perf record -C 0 -m ,4G -e arm_spe_0// -- sleep 1 failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory)
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | HIGH | 7.8 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2025:1759866837 | 2025-10-07 20:03:49 | Ignored due to low severity |
| CentOS 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 7.8 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2025-09-25 17:45:54 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2025:1759431860 | 2025-10-15 23:57:08 | Ignored due to low severity |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2026-01-16 18:10:18 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2026-01-17 02:51:02 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS Stream 8 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2026:1770032032 | 2026-02-02 16:31:10 | Ignored due to low severity |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2025-09-25 07:33:33 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 7.8 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2025-11-02 11:29:26 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Oracle Linux 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2025:1759431869 | 2025-10-02 23:04:01 | |
| RHEL 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2025:1759432250 | 2025-10-02 23:04:27 |