CVE-2017-15868

high

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.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102084

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-12-05

Updated: 2023-01-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H