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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2022-08-25T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:53:00.487Z

Reserved: 2022-08-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-2959

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-08-25T18:15:10.303

Modified: 2023-05-26T19:42:24.853

Link: CVE-2022-2959

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-05-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-2959 - Bugzilla