CVE-2026-23271Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 20

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race Make sure that __perf_event_overflow() runs with IRQs disabled for all possible callchains. Specifically the software events can end up running it with only preemption disabled. This opens up a race vs perf_event_exit_event() and friends that will go and free various things the overflow path expects to be present, like the BPF program.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel2.6.316.1.167+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.19.8-1
CVEListV5linux/linux592903cdcbf606a838056bae6d03fc557806c9144df1a45819e50993cb351682a6ae8e7ed2d233a0+6

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race2026-03-20
CVEList
perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race2026-03-20
OSV
CVE-2026-23271: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race Make sure tha2026-03-20
GHSA
GHSA-x3m9-v7vh-x62j: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race Make sure t2026-03-20

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
kernel: perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race2026-03-20
Microsoft
perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race2026-03-10
Debian
CVE-2026-23271: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix _...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23271 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23271 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase