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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-1118 – Linux Kernel Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-1118

Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a use-after-free flaw in drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the kernel to crash.

Impact

  • Denial of Service

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-1118

Affected Vendors

Linux

Affected Products

  • Linux Kernel

Remediation

Refer to Linux Kernel GIT Repository for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. 

Linux Kernel GIT Repository

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