CVE-2016-9191 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94129 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392439 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939 https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03802en_us

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5