Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2022-1729 – Linux Kernel Vulnerability

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.

Linux Kernel Security Advisory