CVE-2026-23014 HIGH

CVE-2026-23014: perf: Ensure swevent hrtimer is properly destroyed

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Published January 28, 2026
Last update May 23, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 28, 2026 CVE published
May 23, 2026 Record updated