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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-9191 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 5.2 |
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Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | Single |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Complete |
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 5.5 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | High |
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Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |