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.

Weakness classification

• CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory