vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2022-2959
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 25, 2022 | Jan 29, 2025 | Oct 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 25, 2022
Added
Jan 29, 2025
Modified
Oct 13, 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
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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