CVE-2016-5828: Improper Input Validation

The startthread 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 oth...

CVE-2015-8845: Improper Access Control

The tmreclaimthread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 on powerpc platforms does not ensure that TM suspend mode exists before proceeding with a tmreclaim call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service TM Bad Thing exception and panic via a...