Vulnerability CVE-2022-1729 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-1729 (CCN-227038)

Assigned:

2022-05-20

Published:

2022-05-20

Updated:

2026-06-17

Summary:

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.

CVSS v40 Severity:

CVSS v3.x Severity:

7.0 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

7.4 High (REDHAT CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.4 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-366
CWE-362

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-1729

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve20221729-priv-esc(227038)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel GIT Repository
perf: Fix sys_perf_event_open() race against self

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Fri, 20 May 2022 22:14:36 +0200
CVE-2022-1729: race condition in Linux perf subsystem leads to local privilege escalation

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6619903 (Spectrum Copy Data Management)
Vulnerabilities in Linux Kernel and OpenSSL may affect IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6831855 (QRadar SIEM)
IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6847643 (Spectrum Protect Plus)
Vulnerabilities in Linux Kernel, Golang Go, and cURL libcurl may affect IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Source: CCN
Type: Mend Vulnerability Database
CVE-2022-1729

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 3.2.85 and < 3.3)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 3.16.40 and < 3.17)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 3.18.54 and < 3.19)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 4.0.0 and < 4.9.316)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 4.10 and < 4.14.281)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 4.15 and < 4.19.245)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 4.20 and < 5.4.196)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.5.0 and < 5.10.118)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.11 and < 5.15.42)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.16 and < 5.17.10)

Configuration 2:

cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 1:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 2:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 3:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 4:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 5:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 6:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rhel_extras_rt:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 7:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 8:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 9:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 10:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 11:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 12:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::nfv:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 13:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::realtime:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 14:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 15:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 16:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 17:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 18:

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 19:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 20:

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::realtime:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.18:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.19:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4.193:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_copy_data_management:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:8029	P	kernel-docs-5.14.21-150500.53.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2023-06-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:8090	P	reiserfs-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.53.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2023-06-12
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7539	P	kernel-64kb-5.14.21-150500.53.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2023-06-12
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4737	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-08-02
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95383	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-08-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:627	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-08-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3753	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-08-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95273	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118214	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:93319	P	(Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3783	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4655	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 26 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95356	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118220	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 24 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94051	P	(Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3725	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP4) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4652	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95335	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118215	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 26 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:93477	P	(Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:589	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3794	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4656	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 27 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125381	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 24 for SLE 12 SP4) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3643	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118221	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 16 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94263	P	(Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3726	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4653	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 22 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95350	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118217	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 18 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:93630	P	(Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4657	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 28 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125382	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 26 for SLE 12 SP4) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3705	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4650	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 20 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95416	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118222	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 21 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94472	P	(Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:93159	P	(Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4654	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 23 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95355	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP4) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118219	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 20 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:93837	P	(Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4658	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3720	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4651	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 21 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95427	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125380	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 22 for SLE 12 SP4) (Important)	2022-07-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118211	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 19 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118212	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 22 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118213	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 23 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125379	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 27 for SLE 12 SP4) (Important)	2022-07-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118210	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 17 for SLE 15 SP2) (Important)	2022-07-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4645	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-19
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125377	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 12 SP4) (Important)	2022-07-19
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4647	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 30 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-19
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125378	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 23 for SLE 12 SP4) (Important)	2022-07-19
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4644	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 24 for SLE 12 SP5) (Important)	2022-07-19
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:126919	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:127316	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125116	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125755	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125375	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-07-14
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20225564	P	RHSA-2022:5564: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)	2022-07-13
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20225565	P	RHSA-2022:5565: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Important)	2022-07-13
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20225249	P	RHSA-2022:5249: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)	2022-07-01
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20225232	P	RHSA-2022:5232: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)	2022-06-28
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20225236	P	RHSA-2022:5236: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Important)	2022-06-28
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20225267	P	RHSA-2022:5267: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Important)	2022-06-28
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:43636	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-24
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1597	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-24
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42400	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-24
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42304	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-24
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:6075	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4296	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:6339	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:5277	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4628	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:531	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-17
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119422	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118737	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119607	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118927	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118189	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119232	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:118647	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:915	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1561	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42397	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1181	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1238	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42300	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1752	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:6070	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:527	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1386	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1809	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2022-06-14