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CVE-2022-2959

UNKNOWN
Published 2022-08-25T00:00:00
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Description

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's watch queue due to a missing lock in pipe_resize_ring(). The specific flaw exists within the handling of pipe buffers. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

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GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-xfpm-q238-hr33

Advisory Details

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's watch queue due to a missing lock in pipe_resize_ring(). The specific flaw exists within the handling of pipe buffers. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate 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-2022-2959
WEB https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a
WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: August 26, 2022, Modified: August 31, 2022

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/
Published: 2022-08-25T00:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-03T00:53:00.487Z
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