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[Bug 1432805] Re: CVE-2014-8173

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** Description changed:

- A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way Linux kernel's
- madvise MADV_WILLNEED functionality handled page table locking. An
- unprivileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
+ The pmd_none_or_trans_huge_or_clear_bad function in include/asm-
+ generic/pgtable.h in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on NUMA systems does
+ not properly determine whether a Page Middle Directory (PMD) entry is a
+ transparent huge-table entry, which allows local users to cause a denial
+ of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have
+ unspecified other impact via a crafted MADV_WILLNEED madvise system call
+ that leverages the absence of a page-table lock.
  
  Break-Fix: 1998cc048901109a29924380b8e91bc049b32951
  ee53664bda169f519ce3c6a22d378f0b946c8178

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Title:
  CVE-2014-8173

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-armadaxp package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-ec2 package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-flo package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-fsl-imx51 package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-goldfish package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-backport-natty package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-raring package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-mvl-dove package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-flo source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-mako source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-manta source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Lucid:
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Status in linux source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-ec2 source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-flo source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-goldfish source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-mako source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-manta source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-ec2 source package in Utopic:
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Status in linux-flo source package in Utopic:
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Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Utopic:
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Status in linux-goldfish source package in Utopic:
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Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Utopic:
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Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Utopic:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Utopic:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  The pmd_none_or_trans_huge_or_clear_bad function in include/asm-
  generic/pgtable.h in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on NUMA systems does
  not properly determine whether a Page Middle Directory (PMD) entry is
  a transparent huge-table entry, which allows local users to cause a
  denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or
  possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted MADV_WILLNEED
  madvise system call that leverages the absence of a page-table lock.

  Break-Fix: 1998cc048901109a29924380b8e91bc049b32951
  ee53664bda169f519ce3c6a22d378f0b946c8178

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