CVE-2021-28971

kernel: System crash in intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 22, 2021

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. On some Haswell CPUs, userspace applications (such as perf-fuzzer) can cause a system crash because the PEBS status in a PEBS record is mishandled.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options does not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference