CVE-2014-2673

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…

published April 1, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00401 · 33.2th percentile
Published
2014-04-01T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 APR 01:00Z
    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…
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