CVE-2016-9191

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-11-05

Description

The cgroup offline implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11mishandles 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.

See more information about CVE-2016-9191 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.2	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3640	2017-11-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3640	2017-11-13
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0169	2017-11-14

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