SUSE CVE-2015-8845

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...

CVE-2020-8834

KVM in the Linux kernel on Power8 processors has a conflicting use of HSTATEHOSTR1 to store r1 state in kvmppchventry plus in kvmppcsave,restoretm, leading to a stack corruption. Because of this, an attacker with the ability run code in kernel space of a guest VM can cause the host kernel to pani...

Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2018-07889)

The Linux kernel is a computer operating system kernel written in C and assembly language, compliant with the POSIX standard, and distributed under the GNU General Public License. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the flushtmregstothread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c in Linux...