Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2016-5412CVE-2016-5412
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.6%
arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S in the Linux kernel through 4.7 on
PowerPC platforms, when CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_64_HV is enabled, allows guest OS
users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop) by making a
H_CEDE hypercall during the existence of a suspended transaction.
Bugs
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
References
seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/181
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-5412
marc.info/?l=kvm&m=146968629127349&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5412
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5412
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-3
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-4
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5412
Related
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
25.6%