Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
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 cgroup.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Mrg — versions 2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74293 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8171?
- CVE-2014-8171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8171?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.