VDB
CVE-2014-8171
CVE-2014-8171
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 0.05% · 15.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.05%
15.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gke | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-wily | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.11.0-12.19, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
Timeline
- Nov 24, 2015 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8171 third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3812c8c8f3953921ef18544110dafc3505c1ac62 third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4942642080ea82d99ab5b653abb9a12b7ba31f4a third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8171 third-party-advisory