{"action":"Upgrade linux to 3.12.6-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"3.12.6-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"linux","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["3.12.6-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NAYGYFY7R16B6SJSGE868S","modified_at":"2026-10-23T16:01:42.854373178Z","published_at":"2018-02-09T22:29:00.457Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8171","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8171"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":5.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8171","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8171"}],"summary":"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."}