CVE-2018-9439

Summary

CVE-2018-9439 is a kernel vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel through the af_packet.c file. Specifically, in the functions unregister_prot_hook and packet_release, a use-after-free condition exists due to improper locking. This issue allows an attacker to potentially escalate privileges locally, gaining System execution privileges without requiring user interaction.

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