{ "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2022-2959", "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "n/a", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "kernel", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "Fixed in kernel 5.19" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-667" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/", "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/" }, { "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a", "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a" }, { "refsource": "CONFIRM", "name": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/", "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/" } ] }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] } }