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CVE-2014-2673

The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory (TM) implementation in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 on the powerpc platform does not properly interact with the clone and fork system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Program Check and system crash) via certain instructions that are executed with the processor in the Transactional state.

Published

2014-04-01T06:35:53.780

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.13.7	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/57436 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66477 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92113 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/57436 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66477 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92113 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)