Merge tag 'perf-urgent-2023-10-28' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf event fix from Ingo Molnar:
 "Fix a potential NULL dereference bug"

* tag 'perf-urgent-2023-10-28' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  perf/core: Fix potential NULL deref

kernel/events/core.c

@@ -13372,7 +13372,8 @@ static int inherit_group(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 		    !perf_get_aux_event(child_ctr, leader))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	leader->group_generation = parent_event->group_generation;
+	if (leader)
+		leader->group_generation = parent_event->group_generation;
 	return 0;
 }