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CVE-2026-23014

CVE-2026-23014 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Ensure swevent hrtimer is properly destroyed With the change to hrtimer_try_to_cancel() in perf_swevent_cancel_hrtimer() it appears possible for the hrtimer to still be active by the time the event gets freed. Make sure the event does a full hrtimer_cancel() on the free path by installing a perf_event::destroy handler.

EPSS 0.03% · 7.4th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.03%
7.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
linuxlinux_kernel6.19, 6.18, 6.18
LinuxLinuxeb3182ef0405ff2f6668fd3e5ff9883f60ce8801, 6b8c512811644cf2f5eaf6f44e928683c54127f0, 6.18

Timeline

  • Jan 28, 2026 CVE Published
  • Jan 28, 2026 PoC Published
  • Jan 28, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Jan 29, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jan 30, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Jan 31, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Feb 3, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Feb 5, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Feb 8, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Feb 10, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Feb 13, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Feb 15, 2026 EPSS Score
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