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CVE-2015-8845

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8845 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel on powerpc platforms, specifically versions before 4.4.1, including products from Novell and SUSE. It stems from a flaw in the tm_reclaim_thread function where it fails to verify the existence of TM suspend mode before proceeding, allowing local users to trigger a kernel panic. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity to achieve a high impact of availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 15,932 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-514.el7
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-realtime

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8845Moderate

kernel: incorrect restoration of machine specific registers from userspace

Apr 13, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Vendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/7f821fc9c77a9b01fe7b1d6e72717b33d8d64142
PatchVendor Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/1
securitytracker.com / id/1035594