High severity · published Sep 1, 2022
CVE-2022-1729
A race condition was found the Linux kernel in perf_event_open() which can be exploited by an unprivileged user to gain root privileges
7.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.2.85 before 3.3; 3.16.40 before 3.17; 3.18.54 before 3.19; 4.0.0 before 4.9.316; 4.10 before 4.14.281; 4.15 before 4.19.245; +4 more · source: NVD
HB
Hci Baseboard Management Controller · Netapp
h300s; h410s; h500s; h700s · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1729
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1729
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ac6487e584a1eb54071dbe1212e05b884136704
Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/20/2
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