CVE-2023-6931

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-11-29

Description

A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Performance Events system component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.\nA perf_event's read_size can overflow, leading to an heap out-of-bounds increment or write in perf_read_group().\nWe recommend upgrading past commit 382c27f4ed28f803b1f1473ac2d8db0afc795a1b.

See more information about CVE-2023-6931 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-1607	2024-04-10

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