CVE-2017-6348

medium

Description

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.

References

Advisories
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/4

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4c03b862b12f980456f9de92db6d508a4999b788

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96483

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4c03b862b12f980456f9de92db6d508a4999b788

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-01

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H