CVE-2016-2143
High
Description
The fork implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5 on s390 platforms mishandles the case of four page-table levels, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, related to arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h and arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedApr 27, 2016
First seenApr 27, 2016
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.2.79, 3.12.58, 3.16.35, 4.1.21, 4.4.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.25 ≤ v < 3.2.79, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.12.58, 3.13 ≤ v < 3.16.35, 3.17 ≤ v < 4.1.21, 4.2 ≤ v < 4.4.6 | 3.2.79, 3.12.58, 3.16.35, 4.1.21, 4.4.6 |
| debian debian_linux | 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 7.0 | — |
| oracle linux | 7 | — |
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