# CVE-2026-31782: perf/x86: Fix potential bad container\_of in intel\_pmu\_hw\_config

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-01 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86: Fix potential bad container_of in intel_pmu_hw_config Auto counter reload may have a group of events with software events present within it. The software event PMU isn't the x86_hybrid_pmu and a container_of operation in intel_pmu_set_acr_caused_constr (via the hybrid helper) could cause out of bound memory reads. Avoid this by guarding the call to intel_pmu_set_acr_caused_constr with an is_x86_event check.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e435a30ca6fe14c9611b1fc731c98a6d28410247
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfee04838f636d064bc92075c65c95f739003804
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbde07f06226438cd2cf1179745fa1bec5d8914a

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