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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2590
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2590
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- Dirty COW restricted to shmem in linux kernel (github-poc-repo)
- Dirty COW restricted to shmem in linux kernel (github-poc)
Timeline
- Aug 31, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated