Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8844
CVE-2015-8844
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <4.3.5
Patches
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References
8- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/1nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035594nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d2b9d2a5ad5ef04ff978c9923d19730cb05efd55nvd
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