CVE-2022-2590CWE-362

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

published August 31, 2022

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
59.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00903 · 59.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Published
2022-08-31T15:32Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 AUG 15:32Z
    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
    cvelistv5