cve/2015/CVE-2015-8845.md

CVE-2015-8845

Description

The tm_reclaim_thread 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 tm_reclaim call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and panic) via a crafted application.

POC

Reference

No PoCs from references.

Github

• https://github.com/thdusdl1219/CVE-Study