Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5412

Description

arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S in the Linux kernel through 4.7 on PowerPC platforms, when CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_64_HV is enabled, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop) by making a H_CEDE hypercall during the existence of a suspended transaction.

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Affected products

SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Debuginforeferences
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.7
- (no CPE)range: <=4.7

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References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/2nvdMailing List
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93d17397e4e2182fdaad503e2f9da46202c0f1c3nvd
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f024ee098476a3e620232e4a78cfac505f121245nvd

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