vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2022-2959: linux -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/25/2022
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
01/30/2025

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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-linux
Title
NEW

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