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CVE-2016-5412 (GCVE-0-2016-5412)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-08-06 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:00
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Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-07-28 00:00
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