Out-of-bounds Read Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.119.1.0.17.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PERF-15321003
  • published19 Feb 2026
  • disclosed7 Oct 2025

Introduced: 7 Oct 2025

CVE-2023-53675  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-1160.119.1.0.17.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-0755.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: ses: Fix possible desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses

Sanitize possible desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses in ses_enclosure_data_process().

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1