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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-5412: ELSA-2016-2574: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)

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Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 28, 2016
Added
Nov 9, 2016
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S in the Linux kernel through 4.7 on PowerPC platforms, when CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_64_HV is enabled, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop) by making a H_CEDE hypercall during the existence of a suspended transaction.

Solution

oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

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