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CVE-2014-8171 json

The memory resource controller (aka memcg) in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by spawning new p…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-8012

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 3.12
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.12.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8171

  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 7 3.10.0-327.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2152RHSA-2015:0864RHSA-2016:0068RHSA-2015:2411

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8171 updated cvss 5.7

kernel: memcg: OOM handling DoS

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2152
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-327.rt56.204.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-327.rt56.204.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.rt56.204.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2411
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.el7, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2152
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-327.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2152
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2152
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2152
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-327.rt56.170.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-327.rt56.170.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-327.rt56.170.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-327.rt56.170.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.rt56.170.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0068
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
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References

Sources

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