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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3607-1 | linux security update |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.621Z
Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-2143
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:08.867
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-2143
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA