CVEvulnerability

CVE-2015-8844

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2016-04-27 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2016-04-27
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.7 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20

Description

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 configurations

• linux linux kernel (<= 4.3.4)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References