HIGH 7.8 Microsoft

CVE-2023-1118

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 system.

Microsoft Security Update 2023-Mar: 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 system.

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Published: 2023-03-14 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-09-17
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2023-03-14 via Microsoft. Affected: cm1 kernel 5.10.174.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0, cbl2 kernel 5.15.102.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0.
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