The vulnerability of the loaded module for kernel drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_imon.ko in the Linux operating system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the loaded module containing the Linux kernel’s drivers/staging/media/lirc/lircimon.ko is related to mutual locking in the implementation of the imonprobe handler. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a system failure when connecting the SoundGraph iMON...