CVE-2022-2959

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-2959
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-08-25 18:15:10 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 14:17:22 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-667 | CWE-362 | CWE-667 CWE-667

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Kernel affected Fixed in kernel 5.19 Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected V1.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
August 2022 Linux Kernel 5.18 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
ZDI-22-1165 | Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
pipe: Fix missing lock in pipe_resize_ring() · torvalds/linux@189b0dd · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 160423 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2023-0334)
  • 180959 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-2959)
  • 198921 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5594-1)
  • 198927 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Oracle) Vulnerabilities (USN-5599-1)
  • 198929 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-5602-1)
  • 198942 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) Vulnerabilities (USN-5616-1)
  • 198950 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (HWE) Vulnerabilities (USN-5623-1)
  • 241008 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2022:8973)
  • 241009 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2022:8974)
  • 241022 Red Hat Update for kpatch-patch (RHSA-2022:9082)
  • 241095 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2023:0334)
  • 241096 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2023:0300)
  • 241101 Red Hat Update for kpatch-patch (RHSA-2023:0348)
  • 377117 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0158)
  • 610462 Google Android Devices January 2023 Security Patch Missing
  • 610467 Google Android February 2023 Security Patch Missing for Samsung
  • 752594 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3293-1)
  • 752930 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2022:4113-1)
  • 753063 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1)
  • 753167 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3288-1)
  • 903788 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10705) (DEPRECATED)
  • 903858 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10692)
  • 904014 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10705-1)
  • 904139 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10692-1)
  • 906071 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10705-2)
  • 906274 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10692-2)
  • 940904 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2023:0334)
  • 940910 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel-rt (ALSA-2023:0300)
  • 960503 Rocky Linux Security Update for kernel-rt (RLSA-2023:0300)
  • 960587 Rocky Linux Security Update for kernel (RLSA-2023:0334)

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