Threats tagged 'ghsa-9vrp-98c8-qqx8'

CVE-2024-43869 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's perf subsystem that causes event leaks upon exec and file release. The issue arises because the perf pending task work is not properly synchronized with event release, leading to potential memory leaks of perf events. This flaw can occur during child event release scenarios and concurrent event removals. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but can cause availability issues due to resource leaks.