CVE-2022-2959

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    CVE-2022-2959

    Published: 25 Aug 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2959.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2959, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/, https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 3d7cb6b04c3f3115719235cc6866b10326de34cd
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Fixed in kernel 5.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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