Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting libperf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-LIBPERF-14959234
  • published15 Jan 2026
  • disclosed1 Jan 2025

Introduced: 1 Jan 2025

CVE-2025-71111  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 libperf.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libperf package and not the libperf package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (w83791d) Convert macros to functions to avoid TOCTOU

The macro FAN_FROM_REG evaluates its arguments multiple times. When used in lockless contexts involving shared driver data, this leads to Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race conditions, potentially causing divide-by-zero errors.

Convert the macro to a static function. This guarantees that arguments are evaluated only once (pass-by-value), preventing the race conditions.

Additionally, in store_fan_div, move the calculation of the minimum limit inside the update lock. This ensures that the read-modify-write sequence operates on consistent data.

Adhere to the principle of minimal changes by only converting macros that evaluate arguments multiple times and are used in lockless contexts.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1