CVE-2026-23248: perf/core: Fix refcount bug and potential UAF in perf_mmap

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Mar
Released
2026-03-19
Last Updated
2026-03-20
EPSS Score
0.01% (percentile: 3.2%)

Affected Products (1)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 kernel 6.6.126.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-03-19: Information published.
  • 2026-03-20: Information published.