CVE-2022-1729

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    CVE-2022-1729

    Published: 1 Sept 2022Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

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