CVE-2023-1118

HIGH7.8

A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel integrated infrared receiver/transceiver driver was found in the way user detaching rc device

Published Mar 2, 2023

Modified 9 months ago

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

WEBhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29b0589a865b6f66d141d79b2dd1373e4e50fe17 WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html WEBhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0003/ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1118

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Memory Safety

CWE-416

Use After Free

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 2, 2023

ModifiedApr 23, 2025