CVE-2015-8845 | BDVDB-2026-75544 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035594
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326540
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7f821fc9c77a9b01fe7b1d6e72717b33d8d64142
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.