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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:11.183Z

Reserved: 2016-11-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9191

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-28T03:59:14.097

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-9191

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-11-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9191 - Bugzilla