The memory resource controller (aka memcg) in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by spawning new processes within a memory-constrained cgroup.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74293 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198109 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
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Information
Published : 2018-02-09 22:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:46
NVD link : CVE-2014-8171
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8171
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8171
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_mrg
- enterprise_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors