VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-2959

CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-25
Last modified2026-10-14
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 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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-667
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Primary references