CVE-2016-5828

Published: 27 June 2016

The start_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms mishandles transactional state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid process state or TM Bad Thing exception, and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by starting and suspending a transaction before an exec system call.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Cyril Bur discovered that on PowerPC platforms, the Linux kernel mishandled transactional memory state on exec(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Notes

Author	Note
jdstrand	android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

Author

Note

jdstrand

android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are
not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels
linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support
linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Released (3.13.0-95.142)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-36.55)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-11.12)
	Patches: Introduced by bc2a9408fa65195288b41751016c36fd00a75a85 Fixed by 8e96a87c5431c256feb65bcfc5aec92d9f7839b6
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1002.2)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1001.10)
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Not vulnerable
	xenial	Not vulnerable
	yakkety	Not vulnerable
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1003.3)
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Not vulnerable
	xenial	Not vulnerable
	yakkety	Not vulnerable
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (abandoned)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (abandoned)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (abandoned)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end-of-life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end-of-life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end-of-life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Released (3.13.0-95.142~precise1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [out of standard support])
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was released [3.19.0-68.76~14.04.1])
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [out of standard support])
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (4.4.0-36.55~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Not vulnerable
	xenial	Not vulnerable
	yakkety	Not vulnerable
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Not vulnerable
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (abandoned)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1021.27)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-1012.14)
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1024.27)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1029.32)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.7~rc6)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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