vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-1729: CVE-2022-1729 kernel: race condition in perf_event_open leads to privilege escalation (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 28, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 | Sep 29, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 28, 2022
Added
Jun 29, 2022
Modified
Sep 29, 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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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