CVE-2014-2673
4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory ™ 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.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | lt | 3.13.7 |
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291
secunia.com/advisories/57436
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5
www.securityfocus.com/bid/66477
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92113
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/621b5060e823301d0cba4cb52a7ee3491922d291
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15
Related
4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%