cve/2018/CVE-2018-6555.md

### [CVE-2018-6555](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6555)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/kdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/khanhdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/khanhdz-06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/khanhdz191/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/khanhhdz/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/khanhhdz06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/khanhnd123/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/knd06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/ndk191/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/ostrichxyz7/kexps
- https://github.com/ssr-111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- https://github.com/xairy/linux-kernel-exploitation