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LIN7-6197 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2015-8844

Created: May 17, 2016    Updated: Sep 8, 2018
Resolved Date: Aug 8, 2016
Found In Version: 7.0.0.15
Fix Version: 7.0.0.19
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 7
Component/s: Kernel

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.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-8844 

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