CVE-2015-8845

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

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7f821fc9c77a9b01fe7b1d6e72717b33d8d64142

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035594

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326540

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7f821fc9c77a9b01fe7b1d6e72717b33d8d64142

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3