CVE-2022-2959

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2959
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-2959.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-2959
Aliases
Downstream
Related
Published
2022-08-25T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-08-12T03:51:48Z
Summary
[none]
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.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "redhat",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-667"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2959.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/torvalds/linux

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/torvalds/linux
Events
Introduced
3d7cb6b04c3f3115719235cc6866b10326de34cd
Last Affected
3d7cb6b04c3f3115719235cc6866b10326de34cd
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "Fixed in kernel 5.19"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "Fixed in kernel 5.19"
        }
    ],
    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
}

Affected versions

Fixed in kernel 5.*
Fixed in kernel 5.19
v5.*
v5.19

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-2959.json"