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CVE-2015-8844
CVE-2015-8844
PUBLISHED
The signal implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 on powerpc platforms does not check for an MSR with both the S and T bits set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and panic) via a crafted application.
EPSS 0.04% · 12.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.04%
12.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-30.55, 3.12.0-1.3, 3.12.0-2.5 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 0, 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1, 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1, 3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1, 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-wily | 4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1, 4.2.0-19.23~14.04.1, 4.2.0-22.27~14.04.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20160413 CVE Request: Linux kernel: incorrect restoration of machine specific registers from signal handler. (circl)
- RHSA-2016:2584 (circl)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d2b9d2a5ad5ef04ff978c9923d19730cb05efd55 (circl)
- RHSA-2016:2574 (circl)
- 1035594 (circl)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d2b9d2a5ad5ef04ff978c9923d19730cb05efd55 (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326540 (circl)
Timeline
- Apr 27, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
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- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8844 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/68 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8844 third-party-advisory