cvelist/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2590.json

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                "value": "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."
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                "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1",
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                "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/",
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