Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel's Linux Kernel Performance Events (perf) component
A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Linux Kernel Performance Events (perf) component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. If perf_read_group() is called while an event's sibling_list is smaller than its child's sibling_list, it can increment or write to memory locations outside of the allocated buffer. We recommend upgrading past commit 32671e3799ca2e4590773fd0e63aaa4229e50c06.
CVE-2023-5717
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2023-5717
Kernel
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Kernel",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.4",
"lessThan": "6.6",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"packageName": "kernel",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2023-5717
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #24290 · Revision 1
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