Medium severity · published Feb 9, 2018
CVE-2014-8171
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…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EM
Enterprise Mrg · Redhat
2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8171
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8171
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74293
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198109
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