Published: 25/08/2022 Updated: 26/05/2023

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1

VMScore: 0

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.

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Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's watch queue due to a missing lock in the pipe_resize_ring() The race condition occurs when a thread uses ioctl(IOC_WATCH_QUEUE_SET_SIZE) to resize the pipe buffer and free the old pipe buffer, while another thread uses keyctl() to trigger a notification in the watch queue, calling post_one_notificat ...

CWE-362 CWE-667 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/https://nvd.nist.gov https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8974 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5594-1

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