Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a local crash bug in Linux on PowerPC systems. If an affected system allows local user access, a user could crash the machine. The sources do not show data theft, privilege escalation, remote attack, or confirmed active exploitation. Exposure appears limited to Linux systems on PowerPC platforms with affected kernels and disabled hardware transactional memory. Risk is highest on shared, multi-user, or hosting systems where untrusted local users can run code. Treat as a focused availability risk, not a broad enterprise emergency. Patch affected PowerPC Linux systems through normal kernel security processes, escalating priority for shared or customer-facing environments. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor kernel security updates from your Linux distribution or platform supplier.; Prioritize shared PowerPC systems where untrusted users have shell or application execution access.; For unsupported or custom kernels, check upstream and vendor backport guidance..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1133904/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f16d80b75a096c52354c6e0a574993f3b0dfbdfeCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2019-7aecfe1c4bCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-4495CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- 20190812 [SECURITY] [DSA 4495-1] linux security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- 20190813 [SECURITY] [DSA 4497-1] linux security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- DSA-4497CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- 20190814 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-226-01)CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190814 [SECURITY] [DLA 1885-1] linux-4.9 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- USN-4114-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-4115-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-4116-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
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