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Linux PowerPC Kernel Restore_Sigcontext Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

The PowerPC Linux kernel is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue allows local attackers to corrupt floating-point registers, denying further service to legitimate users.

Note that this issue affects only the Linux kernel on PowerPC architectures.







 

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