Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-2673
CVE-2014-2673
Description
The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory (TM) implementation in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 on the powerpc platform does not properly interact with the clone and fork system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Program Check and system crash) via certain instructions that are executed with the processor in the Transactional state.
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References
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/57436nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66477nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92113nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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