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CVE-2022-1729

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-1729 is a high-severity race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's perf_event_open() function, affecting various Linux kernel and NetApp HCI products. An unprivileged local attacker can exploit this flaw to achieve root privileges, potentially leading to kernel information leaks and arbitrary code execution. Despite its high impact, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.2.85, < 3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.16.40, < 3.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.18.54, < 3.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.0.0, < 4.9.316CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.10, < 4.14.281CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.0HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0031 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 1,516 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (20)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.71.1.rt56.1212.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.71.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-514.104.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-693.103.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Update Support(Disable again in 2026 - SPRHEL-7118)Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.97.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.97.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.97.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.70.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.70.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.70.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-372.16.1.rt7.173.el8_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-147.70.1.el8_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-193.87.1.rt13.137.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-305.57.1.rt7.129.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-305.57.1.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-70.17.1.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.17.1.rt21.89.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-1729Important

kernel: race condition in perf_event_open leads to privilege escalation

May 20, 2022

References

git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230214-0006
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/05/20/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory