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CVE-2017-6348 (GCVE-0-2017-6348)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-01 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:25
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Summary
The hashbin_delete function in net/irda/irqueue.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 improperly manages lock dropping, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via crafted operations on IrDA devices.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-02-26 00:00
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