CVE-2016-9191
MEDIUMLinux Kernel <= 4.8.11 - Denial of Service via Cgroup Offline Drain Operations
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/4
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03802en_us
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392439
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94129
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
34.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.8.11
Published
Nov 28, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026