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CVE-2018-6555

CVE-2018-6555

EPSS 0.5%CWE-416
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.
Affected products
Linux Kernel · Linux Kernel

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