High 7.8Published Oct 25, 2023

CVE-2023-5717Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel's Linux Kernel Performance Events (perf) component

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 12:20 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Google
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Kernel linux:kernel (from the name)	from 4.4 before 6.6	CNA record
Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p (from the name)	all versions not affected	CISA ADP
Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family siemens:scalance_xc_300_xr_300_xc_400_xr_500wg_xr_500_family (from the name)	all versions not affected	CISA ADP
Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family siemens:scalance_xcm_xrm_xch_xrh_300_family (from the name)	all versions not affected	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name)	before V1.1	CISA ADP
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 3.2.95 before 3.3; from 3.16.50 before 3.17; from 4.4 before 4.14.328; from 4.15 before 4.19.297; from 4.20 before 5.4.259; from 5.5 before 5.10.199; from 5.11 before 5.15.137; from 5.16 before 6.1.60; and 7 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/kernel/events?id=32671e3799ca2e4590773fd0e63aaa4229e50c06	patch, mailing-list
https://kernel.dance/32671e3799ca2e4590773fd0e63aaa4229e50c06	patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

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