CVE-2016-9191

kernel: Local DoS via cgroup offline code

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 5, 2016

Updated · January 14, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 · 5.2
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption