CVE-2026-72236 in Linux
Summary
by MITRE • 08/15/2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/perf_cpum_cf: Add missing array_index_nospec() to __hw_perf_event_init()
ev variable is userspace controlled via event->attr.config and used as an array index after bounds checking, but without speculation barriers.
Add the missing array_index_nospec() call to prevent speculative execution.
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