CVE-2016-9191

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-11-05
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.2
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
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