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.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198109
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74293
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2018-02-09
Updated: 2024-11-21
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.00049