CVE-2023-1118 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel integrated ENE infrared receiver/transceiver driver. A race condition in the driver's rc-device detach handling can access released memory when an rc device is detached. The flaw affects systems on which the vulnerable ENE infrared driver is built and loadable.
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Linux kernel ENE infrared driver race condition leading to use-after-free.
Linux kernel ENE infrared driver race-condition use-after-free.
Linux kernel use-after-free in the ENE infrared driver caused by a race condition.
Linux kernel ENE infrared remote-control driver use-after-free vulnerability.
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