CVE-2022-2590
Linux Kernel COW Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 31, 2022, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 7:01 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-2590 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-2590.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Dirty COW restricted to shmem in linux kernel
1-day analysis dirty-cow exploit linux linux-kernel memory-management race-condition security shared-memory vulnerability cve-2022-2590 userfaultfd
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2022-2590 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Daily CyberSecurity
Windows 11 Privilege Escalation Flaws Uncovered: CVE-2025-24076 and CVE-2025-24994
Image: John Ostrowski In a revealing security analysis, Compass Security researcher John Ostrowski has disclosed two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows—CVE-2025-24076 and CVE-20 ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-2590 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 26, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ Vendor Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.0 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.19.6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/ [Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/ Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-2590 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-2590
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.16 }} -0.00%
score
0.38555
percentile