Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-6555

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.
Published 2018-09-04 18:29:00
Updated 2019-10-09 23:41:55
Source Canonical Ltd.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2018-6555

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6555

EPSS FAQ
0.03%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 5 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-6555

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.2
 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
 NIST
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-6555

  • The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • security@ubuntu.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2018-6555

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