CVE-2016-9191
Published: 27 November 2016
The cgroup offline implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 mishandles certain drain operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by leveraging access to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
CAI Qian discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations. An unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang).
Notes
Author | Note |
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jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-19.21)
|
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
trusty |
Released
(3.13.0-132.181)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-63.84)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.0-15.16)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
Patches: Introduced by f0c3b5093addc8bfe9fe3a5b01acb7ec7969eafa |
||
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1003.12)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-euclid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.4)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-63.84~14.04.2)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1008.9)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.6)
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1044.51)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1001.3)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1050.54)
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1047.51)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(4.4.0-1048.52)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1047.51)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc4)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9191
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/13
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3208-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3208-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3361-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-2
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian