CVE - CVE-2016-5412

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-5412	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20160728 CVE-2016-5412 Kernel: powerpc: kvm: Infinite loop via H_CEDE hypercall when running under hypervisor-mode URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/2 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93d17397e4e2182fdaad503e2f9da46202c0f1c3 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f024ee098476a3e620232e4a78cfac505f121245 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349916 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93d17397e4e2182fdaad503e2f9da46202c0f1c3 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f024ee098476a3e620232e4a78cfac505f121245 REDHAT:RHSA-2016:2574 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Entry Created
20160610	Disclaimer: The entry 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 (20160610)
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