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CVE-2014-8171

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.

  • Published: Feb 9, 2018
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2014-8171
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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