Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-2959
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-kvm | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0300 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0334 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | kernel | 0:5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1.cloud.0.1 | RXSA-2023:0334 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | kernel | 0:5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1.0.2 | RLSA-2023:0334 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | kernel-rt | 0:5.14.0-162.12.1.rt21.175.el9_1 | RLSA-2023:0300 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-47.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-47.51 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1019.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1019.23 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1019.24 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1019.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1017.23 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1017.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1015.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1015.18 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1002.4 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1002.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1013.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1013.15 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1015.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1015.20 | USN-5616-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1017.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1017.21 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-47.53 | USN-5594-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-47.53 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1007.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1013.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1017.22 | USN-5599-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1017.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1014.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1014.16 | USN-5602-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1018.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2959 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-667