UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6931

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 16
Upstream
CVE-2023-6931
Published: 19 Dec 2023, 14:15
Last modified:03 Jun 2026, 13:37

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
7 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Dec 2023, 14:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Jun 2026, 13:37
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Performance Events system component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. A perf_event's read_size can overflow, leading to an heap out-of-bounds increment or write in perf_read_group(). We recommend upgrading past commit 382c27f4ed28f803b1f1473ac2d8db0afc795a1b.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 4.4.0-250.284 | < 4.15.0-221.232 | < 5.4.0-170.188 | < 5.15.0-92.102

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1127.133 | < 4.4.0-1165.180 | < 4.15.0-1164.177 | < 5.4.0-1117.127 | < 5.15.0-1052.57

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1052.57~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1117.127~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    < 6.2.0-1018.18~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5

    < 6.5.0-1012.12~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    < 4.15.0-2103.109 | all | < 5.4.0-1117.127+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    < 4.15.0-1164.177~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    < 4.15.0-1173.188~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1173.188~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1122.129 | < 5.15.0-1054.62

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1173.188

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1054.62~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1122.129~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    < 6.2.0-1019.19~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5

    < 6.5.0-1011.11~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all | < 5.15.0-1054.62.1 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    < 6.2.0-1019.19~22.04.1.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    < 4.15.0-2082.88 | all | < 5.4.0-1122.129+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    < 5.15.0-1033.35 | < 5.4.0-1077.83 | < 5.15.0-1033.35 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 4.4.0-1097.104 | all | < 4.15.0-1119.130 | < 5.4.0-1091.101

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    < 4.15.0-1158.175~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1121.130 | < 5.15.0-1049.57

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1158.175

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1049.57~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1121.130~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2

    < 6.2.0-1021.23~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5

    < 6.5.0-1011.11~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    < 4.15.0-2066.71 | all | < 5.4.0-1121.130+fips1 | < 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all | < 5.15.0-1049.54

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4

    all

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References (21)