High severity · published Jun 27, 2016
CVE-2016-5828
The start_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms mishandles transactional state, which allows local users to cause…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The start_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms mishandles transactional state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid process state or TM Bad Thing exception, and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by starting and suspending a transaction before an exec system call.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.9 before 3.10.103; 3.11 before 3.14.74; 3.15 before 3.16.37; 3.17 before 3.18.37; 3.19 before 4.1.28; 4.2 before 4.4.16; +1 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Novell
12 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5828
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5828
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/7
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