CVE-2018-8087 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-8087?

CVE-2018-8087 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-8087?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel, Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	<= 4.15.9
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-772

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ddcffPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103397Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b5Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ddcffPatch

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-8087?

CVE-2018-8087 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 trigg...

How severe is CVE-2018-8087?

CVE-2018-8087 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-8087?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel, Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.