[PATCH 2/2] perf: Add checks to prevent null ptr access
From: Vinay Belgaumkar
Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 15:24:54 EST
Sashiko recommended some additional checks to prevent null pointer
access. Check for revoked states inside perf_event_read_local(), as
the pmu event may have already been freed at this point. Add a null
check inside __perf_event_read_cpu() as well before accessing the pmu
ptr.
Cc: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Vinay Belgaumkar <vinay.belgaumkar@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/events/core.c | 12 +++++++++++-
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 7777e82aad5e..059f82f0cadd 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -4788,14 +4788,19 @@ static inline const struct cpumask *perf_scope_cpu_topology_cpumask(unsigned int
static int __perf_event_read_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int event_cpu)
{
+ struct pmu *pmu = READ_ONCE(event->pmu);
int local_cpu = smp_processor_id();
u16 local_pkg, event_pkg;
if ((unsigned)event_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
return event_cpu;
+ if (!pmu)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
if (event->group_caps & PERF_EV_CAP_READ_SCOPE) {
- const struct cpumask *cpumask = perf_scope_cpu_topology_cpumask(event->pmu->scope, event_cpu);
+ const struct cpumask *cpumask = perf_scope_cpu_topology_cpumask(pmu->scope,
+ event_cpu);
if (cpumask && cpumask_test_cpu(local_cpu, cpumask))
return local_cpu;
@@ -4917,6 +4922,11 @@ int perf_event_read_local(struct perf_event *event, u64 *value,
goto out;
}
+ if (READ_ONCE(event->state) <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_REVOKED) {
+ ret = -ENODEV;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
/*
* Get the event CPU numbers, and adjust them to local if the event is
* a per-package event that can be read locally
--
2.38.1