{"schema_version":"1.9.0","id":"CVE-2022-2959","published":"2022-08-25T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:48.996203922Z","aliases":["A-244395411","ASB-A-244395411"],"related":["ALSA-2023:0300","ALSA-2023:0334","SUSE-SU-2022:3288-1","SUSE-SU-2022:3293-1","SUSE-SU-2022:4113-1","SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1"],"details":"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":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux","events":[{"introduced":"3d7cb6b04c3f3115719235cc6866b10326de34cd"},{"last_affected":"3d7cb6b04c3f3115719235cc6866b10326de34cd"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"Fixed in kernel 5.19"},{"last_affected":"Fixed in kernel 5.19"}],"source":"AFFECTED_FIELD"}}],"versions":["Fixed in kernel 5.19","v5.19"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-2959.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2959.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2959"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1165/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/189b0ddc245139af81198d1a3637cac74f96e13a"}],"database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"redhat","cwe_ids":["CWE-667"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2959.json"}}