CVE-2023-1118

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1118
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-1118.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-1118
Downstream
AZL (1)
CLSA (9)
DEBIAN (1)
MGASA (2)
OESA (4)
RHSA (4)
SUSE (36)
UBUNTU (1)
Related
ALSA (1)
SUSE (36)
Published
2023-03-02T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-10-16T08:35:19Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "redhat",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-416"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/1xxx/CVE-2023-1118.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/torvalds/linux

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/torvalds/linux
Events
Introduced
fe15c26ee26efa11741a7b632e9f23b01aca4cc6
Fixed
29b0589a865b6f66d141d79b2dd1373e4e50fe17
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "range": [
                {
                    "introduced": "Linux kernel 6.3-rc1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "Linux kernel 6.3-rc1"
                }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
            "strategy": "StandaloneSingleVersion"
        },
        {
            "range": [
                {
                    "fixed": "29b0589a865b6f66d141d79b2dd1373e4e50fe17"
                }
            ],
            "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

Linux kernel 6.*
Linux kernel 6.3-rc1

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-1118.json"
vanir_signatures 
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    {
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
            "function_hash": "100110994125944911431233172959335900303",
            "length": 333
        },
        "id": "CVE-2023-1118-3fd8cec9",
        "signature_type": "Function",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "source": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29b0589a865b6f66d141d79b2dd1373e4e50fe17",
        "target": {
            "file": "drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c",
            "function": "ene_remove"
        }
    },
    {
        "deprecated": false,
        "digest": {
            "line_hashes": [
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            ],
            "threshold": 0.9
        },
        "id": "CVE-2023-1118-676ce927",
        "signature_type": "Line",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "source": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29b0589a865b6f66d141d79b2dd1373e4e50fe17",
        "target": {
            "file": "drivers/media/rc/ene_ir.c"
        }
    }
]
vanir_signatures_modified 
"2026-10-16T08:35:19Z"