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.
| Product | Vendor | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux kernel | n/a | SXR2230P |