CVE-2022-2959

HIGH7.0

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's watch queue due to a missing lock in pipe_resize_ring()

Published Aug 25, 2022

Modified 1 years ago

No fix available

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

WEBhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2959 WEBhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.0

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

CWE-667

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedAug 25, 2022

ModifiedAug 3, 2024