Tracker / CVE-2022-2959
CVE-2022-2959
High 7.0
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.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel · 5.11 → 5.15.45 |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · 5.16 → 5.17.13 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 5.18 → 5.18.2 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 5.8 → 5.10.120 |
Analysis
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