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CVE-2015-8844

CVE-2015-8844

EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d2b9d2a5ad5ef04ff978c9923d19730cb05efd55http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326540https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d2b9d2a5ad5ef04ff978c9923d19730cb05efd55http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/1http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035594