VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-8087
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103397Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51Patch
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103397Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51Patch
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.