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CVE-2022-2959
published 2022-08-25

CVE-2022-2959: 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…

PriorityP433high7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.37%
30.0th percentile
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

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 5.18.2-1 (bookworm)linux 5.18.2-1 (bookworm)
googleandroid
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.120-15.10.120-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.2-15.18.2-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.2-15.18.2-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.18.2-15.18.2-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-47.515.15.0-47.51
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.455.15.45
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 5.17.135.17.13
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.18 < 5.18.25.18.2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.8 < 5.10.1205.10.120
msrccbl2_kernel_5.15.67.1-4_on_cbl_mariner_2.0
msrccm1_kernel_5.10.134.1-2_on_cbl_mariner_1.0

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.0HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.0HIGH
vendor_debian7.0HIGH
vendor_msrc7.0HIGH
vendor_redhat7.0HIGH
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
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