CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5828

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The start_thread function in the Linux kernel up to version 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms mishandles transactional state, potentially leading to denial of service or unspecified other impacts.

Risk Assessment

Local users may cause system crashes by improperly managing process states, affecting system stability and availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.6.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS