The vulnerability of the unix_ioctl() function in the net/unix/af_unix.c module, which implements networking functions for the Linux operating system’s kernel, allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the unixioctl function in the net/unix/afunix.c module, which implements networking functions in the Linux operating system, is related to incorrect checking of the specified data type for input parameters. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a...