vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-1729: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2022-1591)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 20, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | May 30, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 20, 2022
Added
Jun 10, 2022
Modified
May 30, 2025
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel
References
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