CVE-2015-8844 — Vulnetix

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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 0.09% · 24.6th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.09%

24.6th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux	3.13.0-24.46, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3
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	3.16.0-43.58~14.04.1, 3.16.0-44.59~14.04.1, 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-wily	0, 4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1, 4.2.0-19.23~14.04.1

Timeline

Apr 27, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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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

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