CVE-2018-8087

kernel: Memory leak in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c:hwsim_new_radio_nl() can lead to potential denial of service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 18, 2018

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption