VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-1729

CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-09-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-366
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Primary references