CVE-2018-6554
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-6554 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-09-04 18:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-09 23:41:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-772
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1531-1] linux-4.9 security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1715-1] linux-4.9 security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3776-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3776-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3777-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3775-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3777-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3777-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Malformed Request | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| USN-3775-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [PATCH 1/2] irda: Fix memory leak caused by repeated binds of irda socket — Linux Stable Kernel Updates | MLIST | www.spinics.net | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| [PATCH 1/2] irda: Fix memory leak caused by repeated binds of irda socket — Linux Stable Kernel Updates | MLIST | www.spinics.net | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4308-1 linux | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.