CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2026-23014
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.12%
Linux
Original NVD Description
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.
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