CVE - CVE-2022-2590

CVE-ID
CVE-2022-2590	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ URL:https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ MISC:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 URL:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20220730	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20220730)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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