CVE-2022-50177 rcutorture: Fix ksoftirqd boosting timing and iteration

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcutorture: Fix ksoftirqd boosting timing and iteration The RCU priority boosting can fail in two situations: 1 If nrcpus= maxcpus=, which means if the total number of CPUs is higher than those brought online at boot, then...

PT-2022-33552 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions v5.14 through v5.19.1 Description: The issue concerns a problem with ksoftirqd boosting timing and iteration in the Linux Kernel, which may potentially lead to security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack...