CVE-2019-13648
In the Linux kernel through 5.2.1 on the powerpc platform, when hardware transactional memory is disabled, a local user can cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and system crash) via a sigreturn() system call that sends a crafted signal…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel through 5.2.1 on the powerpc platform, when hardware transactional memory is disabled, a local user can cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and system crash) via a sigreturn() system call that sends a crafted signal frame. This affects arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c and arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/30/1
- https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f16d80b75a096c52354c6e0a574993f3b0dfbdfe
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRK2MW223KQZ76DKEF2BZFN6TCXLZLDS/
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1133904/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4114-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/30/1
- https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f16d80b75a096c52354c6e0a574993f3b0dfbdfe
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRK2MW223KQZ76DKEF2BZFN6TCXLZLDS/
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1133904/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4114-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.