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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-8087: ELSA-2019-2029: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-8087: ELSA-2019-2029: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/18/2018
Created
08/15/2019
Added
08/15/2019
Modified
07/22/2024

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. The Linux kernel is vulnerable to a memory leak in the drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c:hwsim_new_radio_nl() function. An attacker could exploit this to cause a potential denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

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