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CVE-2017-15265 Detail

Description

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.


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15265
NVD Published Date:
10/16/2017
NVD Last Modified:
06/21/2023
Source:
MITRE