CVE-2026-98790

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix race between perf_event_exit_task() and perf_pending_task() A race condition exists between perf_event_exit_task() and perf_pending_task() during begin_new_exec(). During begin_new_exec(), perf_event_exit_task() may be called, and the PF_EXITING flag is not set on task. So perf_sigtrap() continues to execute and triggers WARN_ON_ONCE(event->ctx->task != current). Since both task exit and exec paths can call perf_event_exit_task() which sets ctx->task to TASK_TOMBSTONE, fix this by explicitly checking if event->ctx->task equals TASK_TOMBSTONE and dropping the redundant PF_EXITING check.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2026-10-18

Modified

2026-10-21

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-22

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/524063fea29f8a841e49927ea7a8085194ad3ec2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/655acfa713bce9ae9c81a654459890c2f58cb4e8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/672b8a9ce8f51b991481dfde26fba5cc4340a91a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81e61e3f8befa1bae3ec8e779d8ada5e5e362c21
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb684f2aa141eeb0caa6308422e7e05d1ded7c4

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