Cyril Bur

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Linux kernel versions prior to 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms **Description** The issue is related to the mishandling of transactional state by the start thread function in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in an invalid process state or a TM Bad Thing exception, and potentially leading to a system crash. The exploitation involves starting and suspending a transaction before an exec system call. **Recommendations** For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.6.3 on powerpc platforms: update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.