CVE-2018-6555CWE-416

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…

published September 4, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00497 · 41.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2018-09-04T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 SEP 18:00Z
    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…
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