CVE-2023-5717: exploitation status and patch state

CVE-2023-5717 · CVSS 7.8 HIGH · EPSS 1%

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 called while an event's sibling_list is smaller than its child's sibling_list, it can increment or write to memory locations outside of the allocated buffer. We recommend upgrading past commit 32671e3799ca2e4590773fd0e63aaa4229e50c06.

Is CVE-2023-5717 exploited?

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KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-08-15.