CVE-2018-6555
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 4, 2018
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 2, 2018
Description
The irda_setsockopt 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 (ias_object use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an AF_IRDA socket.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Linux KernelLinux Kernel |
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References
- USN-3776-1vendor-advisory
- USN-3776-2vendor-advisory
- [stable] 20180904 [PATCH 2/2] irda: Only insert new objects into the global database via setsockoptmailing-list
- USN-3777-1vendor-advisory
- USN-3775-1vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181003 [SECURITY] [DLA 1531-1] linux-4.9 security updatemailing-list
- DSA-4308vendor-advisory
- USN-3775-2vendor-advisory
- 105304vdb-entry
- USN-3777-2vendor-advisory
- [stable] 20180904 [PATCH 2/2] irda: Only insert new objects into the global database via setsockoptmailing-list
- USN-3777-3vendor-advisory
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