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    CVE-2017-15265

    Race condition in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted /dev/snd/seq ioctl calls, related to sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c and sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c.

    Published:Oct 11, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Oct 16, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00096
    CVSS Score:7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Els
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026
    http://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2017-October/126292.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.8
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101288
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039561
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3822
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3823
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062520
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026
    https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
    https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
    https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026
    http://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2017-October/126292.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.8
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101288
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039561
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3822
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3823
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062520
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026
    https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
    https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
    https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High