| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2014-8171 (CCN-115949) |
| Assigned: | 2014-10-10 |
| Published: | 2015-04-19 |
| Updated: | 2023-02-13 |
| Summary: | 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 v3 Severity: | 5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)| Exploitability Metrics: | Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None | | Scope: | Scope (S): Unchanged
| | Impact Metrics: | Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High |
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)| Exploitability Metrics: | Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None | | Scope: | Scope (S): Unchanged
| | Impact Metrics: | Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High |
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)| Exploitability Metrics: | Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None | | Impact Metrics: | Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete |
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)| Exploitability Metrics: | Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
| | Impact Metrics: | Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete |
5.7 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.2 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)| Exploitability Metrics: | Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None | | Impact Metrics: | Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete |
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-833
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| Vulnerability Consequences: | Denial of Service |
| References: | Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-8171
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com
Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2016-0068
Important: kernel-rt security update
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com
Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin T1024270 (PowerKVM)
Vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel affect PowerKVM
Source: CCN
Type: BID-74293
Linux Kernel CVE-2014-8171 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com
Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 1198109
(CVE-2014-8171) CVE-2014-8171 kernel: memcg: OOM handling DoS
Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve20148171-dos(115949)
Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel GIT Repository
mm: memcg: do not trap chargers with full callstack on OOM
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| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration RedHat 1:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 2:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 3:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 4:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 5:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 6:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 7:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 8:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 9:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 10:
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation:*:*:*:*:*Configuration RedHat 11:
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras_rt:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration CCN 1:
cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AND cpe:/a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*OR cpe:/a:ibm:powerkvm:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 Denotes that component is vulnerable |
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