CVE-2015-8844
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8844
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-8844.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-8844
- Downstream
- Published
- 2016-04-27T17:59:04Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:28Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d2b9d2a5ad5ef04ff978c9923d19730cb05efd55
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d2b9d2a5ad5ef04ff978c9923d19730cb05efd55
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326540
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035594