CVE-2015-8845
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 27, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 13, 2016
Description
The tm_reclaim_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 on powerpc platforms does not ensure that TM suspend mode exists before proceeding with a tm_reclaim call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and panic) via a crafted application.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- SUSE-SU-2016:1690vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7f821fc9c77a9b01fe7b1d6e72717b33d8d64142
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2184vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160413 CVE Request: Linux kernel: incorrect restoration of machine specific registers from signal handler.mailing-list
- RHSA-2016:2584vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2574vendor-advisory
- 1035594vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326540
- SUSE-SU-2016:2105vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7f821fc9c77a9b01fe7b1d6e72717b33d8d64142
- SUSE-SU-2016:1937vendor-advisory
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