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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 me…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
All versions
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Versions 6.0, 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Mrg
Version 2.0

Weakness classification

CWE-399

References