CVE-2022-2959: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.8, before 5.10.120 (fixed in 5.10.120); from 5.11, before 5.15.45 (fixed in 5.15.45); from 5.16, before 5.17.13 (fixed in 5.17.13); from 5.18, before 5.18.2 (fixed in 5.18.2)

Published 2022-08-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.