UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15868

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15868

    Published: 5 Dec 2017Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-15868

    Summary:

    Details: 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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15868, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0, https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3583-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3583-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15868

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-142.191

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High