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CVE-2026-98655

perf: Require kernel access for text poke events

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Severity and exploitation

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KEV checked 14/11/2026, 21:40:35 UTC

Severity

unknown

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Known exploitation

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Public exploit

Not established by this record

Missing evidence does not mean no public exploit exists.

Remediation

Fix status not established

No structured fix or guidance is available here. Check the latest publisher advisory.

What this means

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Source excerpt · Linux

Attack conditions

perf: Require kernel access for text poke events

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Affected versions

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Linux · Linux

Linux

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affected

e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963 → before 4d8fc6290d14aa9e4c3b620fe3e5dc8ba3bea7e3

git versions

e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963 → before c30886396eb1c0e9fdc4296398dea0db0ab37610

git versions

e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963 → before 0e26d44b7c64b045adebcf5d614140f811f09752

git versions

e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963 → before 8c38cb055f6a9651198780e4e4d5283de4039f79

git versions

e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963 → before 8473f44db9f710ea6f8cafb22f2e3ba6cb8ca9a7

git versions

e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963 → before e506333d1b9f42f1e402acebf1283af3c44a3809

git versions

e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963 → before 677d0b51ac1a0db55d768c4c6399210b3de0795b

git versions

e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963 → before 357e8a77a501d96c9517f01f4a211eed5e9c9184

git versions

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unknown

Other versions: unaffected

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affected

5.9

unaffected

0 → before 5.9

semver versions

5.10.273 → through 5.10.*

semver versions

5.15.224 → through 5.15.*

semver versions

6.1.191 → through 6.1.*

semver versions

6.6.160 → through 6.6.*

semver versions

6.12.113 → through 6.12.*

semver versions

6.18.56 → through 6.18.*

semver versions

7.2.10 → through 7.2.*

semver versions

7.3 → through *

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unknown

Other versions: affected

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Public exploit evidence

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Original source description

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

perf: Require kernel access for text poke events

Perf events with exclude_kernel=1 can be opened without kernel perf access. However, exclude_kernel does not suppress text-poke sideband records. Every PERF_RECORD_TEXT_POKE is marked PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL and contains a raw kernel instruction address.

An unprivileged task can therefore open and mmap a task-local software event with text_poke=1. Both opening a count-only tracepoint event and configuring UDP GRO for ESP-in-UDP cause updates to inline static calls; the observer receives the relocated addresses of the modified instructions. For a known kernel image, any such address reveals the runtime kernel text base despite KASLR.

Call perf_allow_kernel() whenever attr.text_poke is set, regardless of exclude_kernel. Events that neither monitor kernel execution nor request text-poke records retain their existing permissions.

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d8fc6290d14aa9e4c3b620fe3e5dc8ba3bea7e3
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/c30886396eb1c0e9fdc4296398dea0db0ab37610
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e26d44b7c64b045adebcf5d614140f811f09752
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c38cb055f6a9651198780e4e4d5283de4039f79
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/8473f44db9f710ea6f8cafb22f2e3ba6cb8ca9a7
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/e506333d1b9f42f1e402acebf1283af3c44a3809
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/677d0b51ac1a0db55d768c4c6399210b3de0795b
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/357e8a77a501d96c9517f01f4a211eed5e9c9184
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Original records

CVE-2026-98655

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Environment requirements

These conditions apply together as specified by the publisher. A matching product name alone does not establish exposure.

Linux · platform conditions

Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.9

Before: 5.10.273

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.9

Before: 5.15.224

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.9

Before: 6.1.191

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.9

Before: 6.6.160

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.9

Before: 6.12.113

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.9

Before: 6.18.56

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.9

Before: 7.2.10

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.9

Before: 7.3

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Linux

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2026-10-30

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