| Name | CVE-2016-5412 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.237-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.148-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.147-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.12.43-1 | fixed |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.41-1 | fixed |
| forky | 6.16.3-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.16.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.39-1 | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.7.2-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Transactional memory not supported)
https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=146968629127349&w=2
https://git.kernel.org/linus/93d17397e4e2182fdaad503e2f9da46202c0f1c3 (v4.8-rc1)