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kernel: denial of service in arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c and arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c via sigreturn() system call

Published Jul 19, 2019

Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.2.1 on the powerpc platform, when hardware transactional memory is disabled, a local user can cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and system crash) via a sigreturn() system call that sends a crafted signal frame. This affects arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c and arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 19, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jul 18, 2019
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jul 19, 2019
ENISA EUVD
Assigner n/a
Published n/a
Updated n/a
Exploited since n/a
Link n/a