Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel on PowerPC Platforms

CVE-2015-8845 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

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