CVE-2023-53656

drivers/perf: hisi: Don't migrate perf to the CPU going to teardown

Published Oct 7, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drivers/perf: hisi: Don't migrate perf to the CPU going to teardown

The driver needs to migrate the perf context if the current using CPU going
to teardown. By the time calling the cpuhp::teardown() callback the
cpu_online_mask() hasn't updated yet and still includes the CPU going to
teardown. In current driver's implementation we may migrate the context
to the teardown CPU and leads to the below calltrace:

...
[ 368.104662][ T932] task:cpuhp/0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 15 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000008
[ 368.113699][ T932] Call trace:
[ 368.116834][ T932] __switch_to+0x7c/0xbc
[ 368.120924][ T932] __schedule+0x338/0x6f0
[ 368.125098][ T932] schedule+0x50/0xe0
[ 368.128926][ T932] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x18/0x24
[ 368.134229][ T932] __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x1d4/0x5dc
[ 368.139617][ T932] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x1c/0x30
[ 368.144573][ T932] mutex_lock+0x50/0x60
[ 368.148579][ T932] perf_pmu_migrate_context+0x84/0x2b0
[ 368.153884][ T932] hisi_pcie_pmu_offline_cpu+0x90/0xe0 [hisi_pcie_pmu]
[ 368.160579][ T932] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x2a0/0x650
[ 368.165707][ T932] cpuhp_thread_fun+0xe4/0x190
[ 368.170316][ T932] smpboot_thread_fn+0x15c/0x1a0
[ 368.175099][ T932] kthread+0x108/0x13c
[ 368.179012][ T932] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
...

Use function cpumask_any_but() to find one correct active cpu to fixes
this issue.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/perf: hisi: Don't migrate perf to the CPU going to teardown The driver needs to migrate the perf context if the current using CPU going to teardown. By the time calling the cpuhp::teardown() callback the cpu_online_mask() hasn't updated yet and still includes the CPU going to teardown. In current driver's implementation we may migrate the context to the teardown CPU and leads to the below calltrace: ... [ 368.104662][ T932] task:cpuhp/0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 15 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000008 [ 368.113699][ T932] Call trace: [ 368.116834][ T932] __switch_to+0x7c/0xbc [ 368.120924][ T932] __schedule+0x338/0x6f0 [ 368.125098][ T932] schedule+0x50/0xe0 [ 368.128926][ T932] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x18/0x24 [ 368.134229][ T932] __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x1d4/0x5dc [ 368.139617][ T932] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x1c/0x30 [ 368.144573][ T932] mutex_lock+0x50/0x60 [ 368.148579][ T932] perf_pmu_migrate_context+0x84/0x2b0 [ 368.153884][ T932] hisi_pcie_pmu_offline_cpu+0x90/0xe0 [hisi_pcie_pmu] [ 368.160579][ T932] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x2a0/0x650 [ 368.165707][ T932] cpuhp_thread_fun+0xe4/0x190 [ 368.170316][ T932] smpboot_thread_fn+0x15c/0x1a0 [ 368.175099][ T932] kthread+0x108/0x13c [ 368.179012][ T932] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 ... Use function cpumask_any_but() to find one correct active cpu to fixes this issue.
Title drivers/perf: hisi: Don't migrate perf to the CPU going to teardown
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 8:31 PM
Reserved
Oct 7, 2025, 3:16 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 7, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 9:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 7, 2025, 12:00 AM