SB20260828100 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel perf
Published: August 28, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260828100
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80671)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in register_pid() in tools/perf/builtin-sched.c when processing untrusted perf.data. A local user can supply a crafted perf.data file with a large pid value to cause a denial of service.
The integer overflow can occur on 32-bit systems and may lead to out-of-bounds writes during task array initialization.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.