#VU14736 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-6554
Published: September 10, 2018 / Updated: September 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14736
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6554
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the irda_bind() function in net/irda/af_irda.c and drivers/staging/irda/net/af_irda.c files in the Linux kernel before 4.17. A local user can cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly binding an AF_IRDA socket.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.