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:

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

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

Link: CVE-2022-2959

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:01:59.423

Link: CVE-2022-2959

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2022-2959 - Bugzilla

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