CVEs-PoC/2022/CVE-2022-2959.md

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.

POC

Reference

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

Github

• https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• https://github.com/EGI-Federation/SVG-advisories
• https://github.com/OSS-SASM/RhsaCveScanner
• https://github.com/karimhabush/cyberowl