All errata/t7/ALT-PU-2016-1802-1
ALT-PU-2016-1802-1

Package update kernel-image-std-def in branch t7

Version3.14.74-alt0.M70P.1
Task#168133
Published2016-07-29
Max severityHIGH
Severity:

Closed issues (2)

CVE-2016-5828
HIGH7.8

The start_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms mishandles transactional state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid process state or TM Bad Thing exception, and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by starting and suspending a transaction before an exec system call.

Published: 2016-06-27Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS 3.xHIGH 7.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
CVE-2016-5829
HIGH7.8

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the hiddev_ioctl_usage function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) HIDIOCGUSAGES or (2) HIDIOCSUSAGES ioctl call.

Published: 2016-06-27Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS 3.xHIGH 7.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References