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.

Related CVEs

CVE-2022-2959

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-xfpm-q238-hr33

Published

August 26, 2022 12:03 AM

Last Modified

August 31, 2022 12:00 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: June 15, 2025 6:24 AM

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