Severity
High
Analysis Summary
CVE-2022-1729
Linux Kernel could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a race condition in the perf subsystem. By sending specially-crafted syscalls, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges to root.
Impact
- Privilege Escalation
Indicators Of Compromise
CVE
- CVE-2022-20821
Affected Vendors
- Linux
Affected Products
- Linux Kernel 4.2
- Linux Kernel 4.3
- Linux Kernel 4.5
- Linux Kernel 4.6
Remediation
Refer to Linux Kernel Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.