UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8844
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Summary:
Details: The signal implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 on powerpc platforms does not check for an MSR with both the S and T bits set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and panic) via a crafted application.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8844, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/68, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8844
Affected packages
Package
Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -3.13.0-77.121
Affected versions
3.11.0-12.19
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
