CVE-2017-15868

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html third party advisory mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0 patch vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01 third party advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/ patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102084 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15868?
CVE-2017-15868 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15868?
To fix CVE-2017-15868, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-15868 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15868 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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