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CVE-2018-6554
Published:September 04, 2018
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
linux-yocto (YOCTO):
Affected version(s) >=4.8 <4.8.26+gitAUTOINC+1c60e003c7_27efc3ba68
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.8.26+gitAUTOINC+1c60e003c7_27efc3ba68
Related Resources (13)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105302
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/
https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255034.html
https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255030.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
CWE-772
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-400
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05