CVE-2022-2959

highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.38% (32nd) EPSS
CVSS 7 · high
Is it mine?
35 products
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Who says so?
7 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

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A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7

v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1 · impact 5.9
v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.17highAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.16.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (35)

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advisories (6)

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  • SSA-794697SSA-794697: Vulnerabilities in the Additional GNU/Linux Subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Before V1.12023-06-13csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP V1.0. Siemens has released a new version for SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem and recommends to update to the latest version. SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP V1.0 is no longer maintained and there won't be any update to the CVE list anymore. Please update to the latest version. This advisory lists vulnerabilities for firmware version V1.0 only; for V1.1 refer to Siemens Security Advisory SSA-265688 (https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html).

  • WID-SEC-W-2022-1184Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2022-08-24csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel und Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-0018Android Patchday Januar 2023Deutsch2023-01-03csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1432Siemens SIMATIC S7: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-12csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer aus dem angrenzenden Netzwerk oder ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter, physischer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Siemens SIMATIC S7 ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern und Daten zu manipulieren.

  • ICSA-23-166-11Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Linux Kernel2023-06-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP V1.0. Siemens has released a new version for SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem and recommends to update to the latest version. This advisory lists vulnerabilities for firmware version V1.0 only; for V1.1 refer to Siemens Security Advisory SSA-265688 ( https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html).

  • ASB-A-2443954112023-01-01vendor · osvUS

    In pipe_resize_results of pipe.c, there is a possible UAF bug caused by a race condition. This could lead to local denial of service and local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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references (25)

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