linux — security advisory
The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory (TM) implementation in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 on the powerpc platform does not properly interact with the clone and fork system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Program Check and system crash) via certain instructions that are executed with the processor in the Transactional state.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.13.7-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-2673
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:35 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The arch_dup_task_struct function in the Transactional Memory (TM) implementation in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 on the powerpc platform does not properly interact with the clone and fork system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (Program Check and system crash) via certain instructions that are executed with the processor in the Transactional state.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2673
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.7-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.7-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.13.7-1
Complete source record
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