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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-5828) ELSA-2016-2574: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-5828) ELSA-2016-2574: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/27/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/09/2016
Modified
08/11/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

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