| Revision Date: | 2016-06-27 | Version: | 1 | | Title: | CVE-2016-5828 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium. | | Description: | The start_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms mishandles transactional state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid process state or TM Bad Thing exception, and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by starting and suspending a transaction before an exec system call. Cyril Bur discovered that on PowerPC platforms, the Linux kernel mishandled transactional memory state on exec(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
| | Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability | | Status: | | Reference(s): | CVE-2016-5828
| | Platform(s): | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
| Product(s): | | | Definition Synopsis | | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed. AND Package Information
NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux' package in precise is not affected.
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-armadaxp' package in precise is not affected.
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life').
OR The 'linux-lts-trusty' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.13.0-95.142~precise1').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-ti-omap4' package in precise is not affected.
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