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[Bug 1489318] Re: CVE-2015-6526

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From: John Johansen <john.johansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 21:24:21 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1489318 <1489318@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

** Description changed:

- Description needed
+ The perf_callchain_user_64 function in arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c in
+ the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 on ppc64 platforms allows local users to
+ cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a deep 64-bit userspace
+ backtrace.
  
  Break-Fix: - 9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3

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Title:
  CVE-2015-6526

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

Bug description:
  The perf_callchain_user_64 function in arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c
  in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 on ppc64 platforms allows local users
  to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a deep 64-bit
  userspace backtrace.

  Break-Fix: - 9a5cbce421a283e6aea3c4007f141735bf9da8c3

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[Bug 1489318] [NEW] CVE-2015-6526
From: John Johansen, 2015-08-27