CVE-2022-1729

Summary

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 Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-366: CWE-366

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ac6487e584a1eb54071dbe1212e05b884136704
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/20/2
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/

References

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ac6487e584a1eb54071dbe1212e05b884136704
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/20/2
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/

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