CVE-2014-8171

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    CVE-2014-8171

    Published: 9 Feb 2018Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74293, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198109, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198109

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High