CentOS 7 update for kernel

Published: 2022-08-02

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-1729 CVE-2022-1966
CWE-ID	CWE-362 CWE-416
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software	CentOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	CentOS Project

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU64156

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1729

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within sys_perf_event_open() in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 7

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:centos_project:centos:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2022-August/073620.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU64070