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CVE-2019-12817

arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_book3s64.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.15 for powerpc has a bug where unrelated processes may be able to read/write to one anoth…

Impact

arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_book3s64.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.15 for powerpc has a bug where unrelated processes may be able to read/write to one another's virtual memory under certain conditions via an mmap above 512 TB. Only a subset of powerpc systems are affected.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 18.04, 18.10, 19.04
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 5.1.15
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 29, 30
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 9.0, 10.0
OpensuseLeap
Version 15.1
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Version 8.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus
Versions 8.1, 8.2, 8.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus
Versions 8.2, 8.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus
Versions 8.2, 8.4

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