HIGH 7.0 Microsoft
CVE-2022-2959
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.
Microsoft Security Update 2022-Aug: 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.
Affected Products
- cm1 kernel 5.10.134.1-2 on CBL Mariner 1.0
- cbl2 kernel 5.15.67.1-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2959
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2959
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 was published on 2022-08-09 via Microsoft. Affected: cm1 kernel 5.10.134.1-2 on CBL Mariner 1.0, cbl2 kernel 5.15.67.1-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0.
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