Memory leak in the irda_bind function in net/irda/af_irda.c and later in drivers/staging/irda/net/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly binding an AF_IRDA socket.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1531-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1715-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4308-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-18306 | Memory leak in the irda_bind function in net/irda/af_irda.c and later in drivers/staging/irda/net/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly binding an AF_IRDA socket. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3775-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3775-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3776-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3776-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3777-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3777-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3777-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T01:41:05.683Z
Reserved: 2018-02-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-6554
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-09-04T18:29:00.343
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:10:53.673
Link: CVE-2018-6554
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN