CVE-2016-2143

kernel: Fork of large process causes memory corruption

Published Apr 27, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3607-1 linux security update
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
Jan 29, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 27, 2016, 5:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 1, 2016, 12:00 AM