CVE-2022-2590
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 31, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 30, 2022
Description
A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's memory subsystem handled the copy-on-write (COW) breakage of private read-only shared memory mappings. This flaw allows an unprivileged, local user to gain write access to read-only memory mappings, increasing their privileges on the system.
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Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Linux kerneln/a |
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