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CVE-2022-2590

UNKNOWN
Published 2022-08-31T15:32:57
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Description

A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's memory subsystem handled the copy-on-write (COW) breakage of private read-only shared memory mappings. This flaw allows an unprivileged, local user to gain write access to read-only memory mappings, increasing their privileges on the system.

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GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-2mhv-543f-h64j

Advisory Details

A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's memory subsystem handled the copy-on-write (COW) breakage of private read-only shared memory mappings. This flaw allows an unprivileged, local user to gain write access to read-only memory mappings, increasing their privileges on the system.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2590
WEB https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com
WEB https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]
WEB https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 1, 2022, Modified: September 9, 2022

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/
Published: 2022-08-31T15:32:57
Last Modified: 2024-08-03T00:39:07.998Z
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