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CVE-2022-2959

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 02:17 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelKernel

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.455.16 ≤ v < 5.17.135.18 ≤ v < 5.18.25.8 ≤ v < 5.10.120
Affected range stops below 5.10.120, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.45, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.17.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.18.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Kernel· Red Hat
60%
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/
Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

CVSS

7HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-667CWE-362

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