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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- 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/2016/11/05/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94129Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392439Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03802en_us
- 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/2016/11/05/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94129Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392439Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03802en_us
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 28, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified