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CVE-2016-9191

Published: Nov 28, 2016

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

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Description

The cgroup offline implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 mishandles certain drain operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by leveraging access to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

[oss-security] 20161105 Re: CVE request: linux kernel - local DoS with cgroup offline code

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https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03802en_us

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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392439

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vdb-entry

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939

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vendor-advisory

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