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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-06-27T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:15:10.708Z

Reserved: 2016-06-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5828

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-06-27T10:59:13.160

Modified: 2023-01-17T21:16:16.337

Link: CVE-2016-5828

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-06-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5828 - Bugzilla