Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PERF-15523213
  • published13 Mar 2026
  • disclosed9 Dec 2025

Introduced: 9 Dec 2025

CVE-2023-53827  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:3360.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free in l2cap_disconnect_{req,rsp}

Similar to commit d0be8347c623 ("Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix use-after-free caused by l2cap_chan_put"), just use l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero to prevent referencing a channel that is about to be destroyed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1