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CVE-2018-6555
Published: Sep 4, 2018
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux Kernel | Linux Kernel | affected before 4.17 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
USN-3776-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3776-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[stable] 20180904 [PATCH 2/2] irda: Only insert new objects into the global database via setsockopt
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-3777-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3775-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[debian-lts-announce] 20181003 [SECURITY] [DLA 1531-1] linux-4.9 security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-4308
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-3775-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
105304
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-3777-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[stable] 20180904 [PATCH 2/2] irda: Only insert new objects into the global database via setsockopt
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-3777-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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