CVE-2018-6555Not scoredCWE-416

CVE-2018-6555: Linux Kernel vulnerability

Linux Kernel

Fixed in 4.17 · Affected: Linux Kernel before 4.17 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

43rd percentile

050100

Higher than 43% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

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 products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Linux Kernel · Linux Kernelbefore 4.17

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Use After Free · Memory Corruption
Vendor: Linux Kernel
Published: September 2018
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), September 2018

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