CVE-2023-2235
HIGHLinux Kernel 5.13-5.15.104 - Use-After-Free in Performance Events System
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
16.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
5.13 - 5.15.104
Published
May 01, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026