CVE-2016-9191
Moderate
CVE-2016-9191
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.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
November 28, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-9191
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94129
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392439
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03802en_us