CVE-2022-2590

Published: Aug 31, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 5.16 to 5.19.6

Related CWEs

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (4)

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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