Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23311
Published: March 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124538
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23311
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking mechanism in the perf/core subsystem when handling event scheduling. A local user can trigger a pinned event failure that leads to invalid wait context handling, resulting in a kernel bug and system crash.
Exploitation does not require elevated privileges but operates within the context of the perf event subsystem.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23311
Install security update from vendor's repository.