vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-9191): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 27, 2016 | Feb 23, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 27, 2016
Added
Feb 23, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1048-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon
References
Rapid7 Labs
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