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CVE-2014-2673

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.13.7-1CVE-2014-2673
Fixed in:3.13.7-1CVE-2014-2673
Fixed in:3.13.7-1CVE-2014-2673
Fixed in:3.13.7-1CVE-2014-2673

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

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