CVE-2022-2959

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Aug 25, 2022
Updated: Oct 14, 2026
Reserved: Aug 23, 2022

Description

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

CWE-667

Affected Products

Product	Versions
kerneln/a	Fixed in kernel 5.19Affected

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

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