Memory leak in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering an out-of-array error case.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-4188-1 | linux security update |
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EUVD-2018-19766 | Memory leak in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering an out-of-array error case. |
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USN-3676-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3676-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3677-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3677-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3678-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3678-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3678-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3678-4 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T06:46:13.153Z
Reserved: 2018-03-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-8087

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-03-13T06:29:00.260
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:13:14.203
Link: CVE-2018-8087


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