CVE-2022-2590

high

Description

A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's memory subsystem handled the copy-on-write (COW) breakage of private read-only shared memory mappings. This flaw allows an unprivileged, local user to gain write access to read-only memory mappings, increasing their privileges on the system.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-08-31

Updated: 2023-05-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High