CVE-2018-6554

kernel: irda: Memory leak caused by repeated binds of irda socket

Published Sep 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1531-1 linux-4.9 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1715-1 linux-4.9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4308-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18306 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3775-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3775-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3776-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3776-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3777-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3777-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3777-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:41 AM
Reserved
Feb 2, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 4, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM
Severity
Public date
Sep 4, 2018, 12:00 AM