CVE-2024-26902 perf: RISCV: Fix panic on pmu overflow handler

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Kernel Verifier Crash and PMU Overflow Handler Fixes Announced Microsoft has published information on two vulnerabilities affecting kernel operations. CVE-2024-45020 addresses a crash in the stacksafe() function, while CVE-2024-26902 resolves a panic issue in the PMU overflow handler for RISCV architecture. Both vulnerabilities have been documented with their respective fixes. 2 sources 41