# 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a linux kernel: linux kernel 5.18 rc9

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## 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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