CVE-2017-15115
Description
The sctp_do_peeloff function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14 does not check whether the intended netns is used in a peel-off action, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.14-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.13.13-1 |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.96 | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 17.10 | affected | |
| suse | 11 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=df80cd9b28b9ebaa284a41df611dbf3a2d05ca74
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/282
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101877
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1513345
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/df80cd9b28b9ebaa284a41df611dbf3a2d05ca74
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/827077/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15115.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15115
CWEs
CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.