CVE-2014-8171

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-02-09

Description

The memory resource controller (aka memcg) in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by spawning new processes within a memory-constrained cgroup.

See more information about CVE-2014-8171 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.5	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.1.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3032	2015-04-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-0864	2015-04-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3032	2015-04-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.1.3.el7uek)	ELSA-2015-3032	2015-04-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-2152	2015-11-24
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3032	2015-04-23
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2015-0056	2015-04-27

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