CVE-2017-15868
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
The bnep_add_connection function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 does not ensure that an l2cap socket is available, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.97 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102084
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15868.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15868
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.