SB2016110502 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel
Published: November 5, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110502
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) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9191)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition.The weakness exists due to improper handling of specific drop operations by the cgroup offline implementation. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application and cause the system to hang.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.