CVE-2018-6555
kernel: irda: use-after-free vulnerability in the hashbin list
Severity
UnknownRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · September 4, 2018
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
The irda_setsockopt function in net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel, through 4.16, allows local users to cause a denial of service (due to a use-after-free of the ias_object and a system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging an AF_IRDA socket.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer