Kernel: error in exception handling leads to DoS

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first instruction after the...

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8897

A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual SDM was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated ...