vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-6555): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 4, 2018 | Oct 4, 2018 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 4, 2018
Added
Oct 4, 2018
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
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.
Solutions
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