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 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.

Database specific

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    "cwe_ids": [
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References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/torvalds/linux

Affected ranges

Type

GIT

Repo

https://github.com/torvalds/linux

Events

Introduced

3d7cb6b04c3f3115719235cc6866b10326de34cd

Fixed

189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a

Database specific

Show details

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Affected versions

Fixed in kernel 5.*

Fixed in kernel 5.19

Database specific

source

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vanir_signatures_modified

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