vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-5828: ELSA-2016-2574: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | 2016-06-24 | 2016-11-09 | 2024-11-29 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
2016-06-24
Added
2016-11-09
Modified
2024-11-29
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.
A vulnerability in the handling of Transactional Memory on powerpc systems was found. An unprivileged local user can crash the kernel by starting a transaction, suspending it, and then calling any of the exec() class system calls.
A vulnerability in the handling of Transactional Memory on powerpc systems was found. An unprivileged local user can crash the kernel by starting a transaction, suspending it, and then calling any of the exec() class system calls.
Solution
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
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