| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.10.218-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.221-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.94-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.99-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.9.10-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.9.11-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| linux | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| linux | source | buster | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | bullseye | 5.10.120-1 | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 5.18.2-1 | | | |
Notes
[buster] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-17291/
https://git.kernel.org/linus/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a (5.19-rc1)