{"id":"CVE-2023-1118","title":"A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel integrated infrared receiver/transceiver driver was found in the way user detaching rc device","summary":"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…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-416"],"product":"Kernel","affected":["Kernel Linux kernel 6.3-rc1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2025-04-23T13:28:55.993598Z"},"published":"2023-03-02","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T15:02:51.571Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1118","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29b0589a865b6f66d141d79b2dd1373e4e50fe17"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0003/"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html","label":"[debian-lts-announce] 20230502 [SECURITY] [DLA 3404-1] linux-5.10 security update"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html","label":"[debian-lts-announce] 20230503 [SECURITY] [DLA 3403-1] linux security update"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0028,"epssPercentile":0.20788,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-18T01:33:24.272Z","slug":"CVE-2023-1118","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Kernel Linux kernel 6.3-rc1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}