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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 11:59:56 -0400
From: <cve-assign@...re.org>
To: <caiqian@...hat.com>
CC: <cve-assign@...re.org>, <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: CVE request: linux kernel - local DoS with cgroup offline code

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> A malicious user who can run an arbitrary image with a non-privileged user
> in a Container-as-a-service cloud environment could use the exploit to
> deadlock the container nodes to deny the service for other users.

> container> $ trinity -D --disable-fds=memfd --disable-fds=timerfd \
>              --disable-fds=pipes --disable-fds=testfile \
>              --disable-fds=sockets --disable-fds=perf \
>              --disable-fds=epoll --disable-fds=eventfd \
>              --disable-fds=drm

> # systemctl status docker
> <hang...>

> task kworker/45:4:146035 blocked for more than 120 seconds.

> "cgroup is trying to offline a cpuset css, which
> takes place under cgroup_mutex. The offlining ends up trying to drain
> active usages of a sysctl table which apparently is not happening." There is
> no fix at this time as far as I can tell.

Use CVE-2016-9191.

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