CVE-2022-2959

Publication date

2022-08-25 00:00:00

Family

redhat

State

PUBLISHED

Description

A race condition was found in the Linux kernels 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.