The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory (TM) implementation in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 on the powerpc platform does not properly interact with the clone and fork system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Program Check and system crash) via certain instructions that are executed with the processor in the Transactional state.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2705 The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory (TM) implementation in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 on the powerpc platform does not properly interact with the clone and fork system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Program Check and system crash) via certain instructions that are executed with the processor in the Transactional state.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2225-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2228-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:21:35.975Z

Reserved: 2014-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2673

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-04-01T06:35:53.780

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-2673

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2673 - Bugzilla

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