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CVE-2022-1729

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Published: Sep 1, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.0
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

A race condition was found the Linux kernel in perf_event_open() which can be exploited by an unprivileged user to gain root privileges. The bug allows to build several exploit primitives such as kernel address information leak, arbitrary execution, etc.

Affected (14)

1 product
Linux Kernel
1 product
Configuration A
10 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
From 3.16.40 to 3.17
From 3.18.54 to 3.19
From 3.2.85 to 3.3
From 4.0.0 to 4.9.316
From 4.10 to 4.14.281
From 4.15 to 4.19.245
From 4.20 to 5.4.196
From 5.11 to 5.15.42
From 5.16 to 5.17.10
From 5.5.0 to 5.10.118
Configuration B
4 vulnerable

References (6)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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