Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-9191
CVE-2016-9191
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
7- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94129nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791nvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939nvd
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
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