CVE-2016-9191
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9191
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9191.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-9191
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-11-28T03:59:14Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94129
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392439
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03802en_us