CVE-2022-2590

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    CVE-2022-2590

    Published: 31 Aug 2022Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's memory subsystem handled the copy-on-write (COW) breakage of private read-only shared memory mappings. This flaw allows an unprivileged, local user to gain write access to read-only memory mappings, increasing their privileges on the system.

    References: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1

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