This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed- vivid' to 'verification-done-vivid'.
If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1520411 Title: powerpc/tm: Fix local DoS Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Trusty: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Vivid: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Wily: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Fix Released Bug description: The following two fixes have just made it into mpes powerpc fixes tree: 7f821fc powerpc/tm: Check for already reclaimed tasks d2b9d2a powerpc/tm: Block signal return setting invalid MSR state They fix local DoS (userspace can crash the OS) on powerpc POWER8 cpus for any kernel v3.9+ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1520411/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
