CVE-2018-6554
Linux irda AF_IRDA DoS Memory Leak
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 4, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:41 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6554 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6554
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6554.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105302 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255030.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255034.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6554 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6554 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Canonical Ltd. CWE-400 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-399 CWE-772 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255030.html No Types Assigned https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255030.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105302 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105302 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255034.html No Types Assigned https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255034.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.17 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105302 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6554 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6554
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile