Re: [PATCHES perf-tools-next v2 00/13] Sanity check perf.data headers
From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Tue Apr 14 2026 - 13:18:56 EST
On Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:08:52 -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Sashiko recently mentioned the lack of sanity checking headers
> in perf.data files, that with a fuzzy or maliciously crafted file could
> make processing a perf.data file cause deleterious results.
>
> Add sanity checks and some arbitrarily generous upper limits to
> headers, if some are found to be questionable, lets tweak them in
> upcoming versions of this patchset.
>
> [...]
Applied to perf-tools-next, thanks!
Best regards,
Namhyung