CVE-ID

CVE-2014-8171

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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.
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Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20141010 Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20141010)
Votes (Legacy)
Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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