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Vulnerabilities CVE-2023-2235

CVE-2023-2235

High
Open
TLP:CLEAR

Use-after-free in Linux kernel's Performance Events subsystem

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Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel Performance Events system can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The perf_group_detach function did not check the event's siblings' attach_state before calling add_event_to_groups(), but remove_on_exec made it possible to call list_del_event() on before detaching from their group, making it possible to use a dangling pointer causing a use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit fd0815f632c24878e325821943edccc7fde947a2.

Details

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.25%

16.6th percentile

CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Confidence
90%
Published
May 1, 2023
Last Modified
Aug 7, 2026
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