VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-2590

CVSS score7 HIGH

EPSS probability0.94%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-08-31

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

secalert@redhat.com: CWE-362
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory