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CVE-2016-9191

CVSS v3.0 5.5 (Medium)
55% Progress
CVSS v2.0 4.9 (Medium)
49% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 10
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2016-11-28 03:59:14
(7 years ago)
Updated Date
2018-05-10 01:29:01
(6 years ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 4.8.11 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 4.8.11