CVE-2018-6555

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    CVE-2018-6555

    Published: 4 Sept 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105304, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308, https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255031.html, https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg255035.html

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High