UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1118

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1118

    Published: 2 Mar 2023Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-1118
    Aliases:
    USN-6001-1
    USN-6013-1
    USN-6014-1

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel integrated infrared receiver/transceiver driver was found in the way user detaching rc device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-1118, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1118, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/02/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6001-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6013-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6014-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6031-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6032-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6033-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6079-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6080-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6081-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6084-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6085-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6090-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6091-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6092-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6094-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6095-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6096-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6109-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6118-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6132-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6133-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6134-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6222-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6256-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1118

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-1117.123

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-1002.2
    4.4.0-1003.3
    4.4.0-1005.5
    4.4.0-1006.6
    4.4.0-1009.9
    4.4.0-1010.10
    4.4.0-1011.11
    4.4.0-1012.12
    4.4.0-1014.14
    4.4.0-1016.16
    4.4.0-1017.17
    4.4.0-1019.19
    4.4.0-1022.22
    4.4.0-1023.23
    4.4.0-1024.25
    4.4.0-1025.26
    4.4.0-1027.30
    4.4.0-1028.31
    4.4.0-1029.32
    4.4.0-1031.34
    4.4.0-1032.35
    4.4.0-1034.37
    4.4.0-1036.39
    4.4.0-1037.40
    4.4.0-1038.41
    4.4.0-1039.42
    4.4.0-1040.43
    4.4.0-1042.45
    4.4.0-1044.47
    4.4.0-1045.48
    4.4.0-1046.50
    4.4.0-1048.52
    4.4.0-1050.54
    4.4.0-1052.56
    4.4.0-1054.58
    4.4.0-1055.59
    4.4.0-1056.60
    4.4.0-1058.62
    4.4.0-1059.63
    4.4.0-1060.64
    4.4.0-1061.65
    4.4.0-1062.66
    4.4.0-1064.68
    4.4.0-1065.69
    4.4.0-1066.70
    4.4.0-1067.71
    4.4.0-1073.77
    4.4.0-1074.78
    4.4.0-1075.79
    4.4.0-1076.80
    4.4.0-1077.81
    4.4.0-1078.82
    4.4.0-1081.85
    4.4.0-1082.86
    4.4.0-1083.87
    4.4.0-1085.89
    4.4.0-1086.90
    4.4.0-1087.91
    4.4.0-1088.92
    4.4.0-1090.94
    4.4.0-1091.95
    4.4.0-1092.96
    4.4.0-1093.97
    4.4.0-1094.99
    4.4.0-1095.100
    4.4.0-1096.101
    4.4.0-1097.102
    4.4.0-1098.103
    4.4.0-1099.104
    4.4.0-1101.106
    4.4.0-1102.107
    4.4.0-1103.108
    4.4.0-1104.109
    4.4.0-1107.113
    4.4.0-1109.115
    4.4.0-1110.116
    4.4.0-1111.117
    4.4.0-1112.118
    4.4.0-1113.119
    4.4.0-1114.120
    4.4.0-1115.121
    4.4.0-1116.122

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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