Name: CVE-2014-8171: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-8171, CWE-399, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00384

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-whitelists	Aug 17, 2018	Apr 22, 2015
Debian	—	Upgrade linux	Jul 30, 2024	Feb 9, 2018
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek	Oct 16, 2024	Feb 9, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade linux-raspi2	Nov 19, 2024	Feb 9, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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