CVE-2016-9191

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability37. percentile0.4%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 28, 2016
First seenNov 28, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.8.11—

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