# CVE-2026-98790: perf: Fix race between perf\_event\_exit\_task() and perf\_pending\_task()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.13.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e454fbe3e646d119ab75e907035950e0e857c09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8a6fe5601fa2d2c0fbfb3e531a1063f73c1eae3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/655acfa713bce9ae9c81a654459890c2f58cb4e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/672b8a9ce8f51b991481dfde26fba5cc4340a91a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/524063fea29f8a841e49927ea7a8085194ad3ec2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81e61e3f8befa1bae3ec8e779d8ada5e5e362c21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb684f2aa141eeb0caa6308422e7e05d1ded7c4

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