SB2016110502 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel
Published: November 5, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110502
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9191)
CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of specific drop operations by the cgroup offline implementation. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application and cause the system to hang.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.