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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file mm/gup.c of the component Memory Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2022. The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-2590 since 07/30/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lore.kernel.org.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Patch: lore.kernel.org
Timeline
07/30/2022 🔍08/31/2022 🔍
08/31/2022 🔍
10/10/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-2590 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 08/31/2022 22:40Updated: 10/10/2022 12:01
Changes: 08/31/2022 22:40 (40), 10/10/2022 12:01 (11)
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