CVE-ID

CVE-2022-1729

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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.
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Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20220516 Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20220516)
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Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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