Bug 2559645 (CVE-2026-98937) - CVE-2026-98937 kernel: kernel: information disclosure via unprivileged perf kernel callchain capture
Summary: CVE-2026-98937 kernel: kernel: information disclosure via unprivileged perf k...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98937
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-23 12:50 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-27 19:11 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-23 12:50:31 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

perf/core: Check kernel access when kernel callchains are requested

perf_event_open() currently gates perf_allow_kernel() only on
!attr.exclude_kernel.

However, users can still request kernel callchain collection with
attr.exclude_callchain_kernel == 0 even when attr.exclude_kernel == 1.
That still requires kernel profiling privilege, but the existing check
does not enforce it.

Update the permission check to call perf_allow_kernel() when either
kernel sampling is requested or kernel callchains are requested.

This keeps permission checks aligned with requested data and prevents
unprivileged use of kernel callchain capture.


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