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CVE-2022-2590 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 5.16, < 5.19.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-2590
NVD Published Date:
Aug 31, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-2590 Details - Not Deferred