CVE - CVE-2014-2673

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-2673	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory (TM) implementation in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 on the powerpc platform does not properly interact with the clone and fork system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Program Check and system crash) via certain instructions that are executed with the processor in the Transactional state.
References
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BID:66477 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66477 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291 CONFIRM:https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140330 Re: CVE request: Linux Kernel, two security issues URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5 SECUNIA:57436 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/57436 XF:linux-kernel-cve20142673-dos(92113) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92113
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20140330	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.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140330)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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