kernel: memcg: OOM handling DoS
Published Feb 9, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0864
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-327.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2152
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-327.rt56.204.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2411
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-327.rt56.170.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0068
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0864 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-327.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2152 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-327.rt56.204.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2411 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-327.rt56.170.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0068 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel versions as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue does affect the Linux kernel versions as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future updates may address this issue in the respective releases.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 30.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 31.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74293 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8171 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198109 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8171
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8171
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74293 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8171 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198109 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8171 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8171 |
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