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Linux Security Releases - October 2023
linux-2023-10 Oct 1, 2023 Source: Vendor
Linux security advisories for October 2023, compiled from CVE.org records.
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CVE-2023-5717
BR2023-0000-031347
Kernel
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A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Linux Kernel Performance Events (perf) component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
If perf_read_group() is call...
Credited as Budimir Markovic