CVE-2018-1091

kernel: guest kernel crash during core dump on POWER9 host

Published Mar 27, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the flush_tmregs_to_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a guest kernel crash can be triggered from unprivileged userspace during a core dump on a POWER host due to a missing processor feature check and an erroneous use of transactional memory (TM) instructions in the core dump path, leading to a denial of service.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11741 In the flush_tmregs_to_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a guest kernel crash can be triggered from unprivileged userspace during a core dump on a POWER host due to a missing processor feature check and an erroneous use of transactional memory (TM) instructions in the core dump path, leading to a denial of service.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:51 AM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 27, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:50 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 13, 2017, 12:00 AM