CVE-2018-8087

kernel: Memory leak in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c:hwsim_new_radio_nl() can lead to potential denial of service

Published Mar 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4188-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-19766 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3676-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3676-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3677-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3677-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3678-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3678-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3678-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3678-4 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:46 AM
Reserved
Mar 13, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 13, 2018, 6:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:04 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 18, 2018, 12:00 AM