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CVE-2016-5828
CVE-2016-5828
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.09% · 25.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.09%
25.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 0, 4.4.0-1012.12, 4.4.0-1013.14 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 0, *, 4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-14.34, 3.13.0-15.35, 3.13.0-16.36 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-39.44~14.04.1, *, * |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 4.4.0-13.29, 4.4.0-7.22, 4.4.0-2.16 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.2.0-1013.19, 4.4.0-1003.4, 4.4.0-1019.25 |
Timeline
- Jun 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
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5828 third-party-advisory
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/636776/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3071-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3071-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-4 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-3 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5828 third-party-advisory