CVE-2018-8087

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51 patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103397 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51 patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8087?
CVE-2018-8087 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8087?
To fix CVE-2018-8087, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-8087 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-8087 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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