CVE-2014-8171
Published: 09 February 2018
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.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 5.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Fixed by 3812c8c8f3953921ef18544110dafc3505c1ac62 Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Fixed by 4942642080ea82d99ab5b653abb9a12b7ba31f4a |
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linux-2.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
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linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
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linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
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linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
|
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linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.12~rc6)
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8171
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3812c8c8f3953921ef18544110dafc3505c1ac62 (v3.12-rc1)
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4942642080ea82d99ab5b653abb9a12b7ba31f4a (v3.12-rc6)
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian