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CVE-2018-6554 Details
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.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-772 | Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime | [email protected] |
| CWE-400 | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux linux kernel | < 4.17 |
CPE
Remediation
| |
| canonical ubuntu linux | 12.04 14.04 16.04 18.04 |
CPE
Remediation
| |
| debian debian linux | 8.0 9.0 |
CPE
Remediation
| |
Change History
12 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 9, 2019 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 3, 2019 | CWE Remap | [email protected] |
| Mar 19, 2019 | Modified Analysis | [email protected] |
| Mar 17, 2019 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 25, 2018 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Oct 23, 2018 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 4, 2018 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 2, 2018 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 11, 2018 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |