CVE-2022-2959

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.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/

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