Resource Management Errors Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,4.7.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006160
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed6 Aug 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-5412  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 4.7.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S in the Linux kernel through 4.7 on PowerPC platforms, when CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_64_HV is enabled, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop) by making a H_CEDE hypercall during the existence of a suspended transaction.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1