SB2018020934 - Resource management errors in Linux kernel
Published: February 9, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018020934
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8171)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.