CVE-2016-5828
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 27, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 23, 2016
Description
The start_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms mishandles transactional state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid process state or TM Bad Thing exception, and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by starting and suspending a transaction before an exec system call.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- USN-3070-1vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160625 Re: CVE Request: Linux: powerpc/tm: Always reclaim in start_thread() for exec() class syscalls - Linux kernelmailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2184vendor-advisory
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/636776/
- RHSA-2016:2574vendor-advisory
- USN-3070-3vendor-advisory
- USN-3070-2vendor-advisory
- USN-3071-1vendor-advisory
- DSA-3616vendor-advisory
- USN-3070-4vendor-advisory
- 91415vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2016:2105vendor-advisory
- USN-3071-2vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1937vendor-advisory
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