CVE - CVE-2015-8845

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-8845	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7f821fc9c77a9b01fe7b1d6e72717b33d8d64142 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326540 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7f821fc9c77a9b01fe7b1d6e72717b33d8d64142 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160413 CVE Request: Linux kernel: incorrect restoration of machine specific registers from signal handler. URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/1 REDHAT:RHSA-2016:2574 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:2584 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html SECTRACK:1035594 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035594 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:1690 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:1937 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:2105 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:2184 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160413	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20160413)
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