What is CVE-2022-1729?

CVE-2022-1729 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10. CVE-2022-1729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-1729?

CVE-2022-1729 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-1729?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-1729. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-1729 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-1729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-1729

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-09-01

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-366

CVE-2022-1729 is classified as CWE-366

See CWE-366 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-1729 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

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

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-1729

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-09-01

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1729?

CVE-2022-1729 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 . CVE-2022-1729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-1729?

CVE-2022-1729 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-1729?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-1729. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-1729 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-1729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.