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

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.5)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Mar
Released
2026-03-19
Last Updated
2026-05-22
EPSS Score
0.12% (percentile: 2.1%)

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.
  • 2026-05-22: Information published.