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CVE-2017-15265 Detail

Current 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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/22/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.0 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.0

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party 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
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://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://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/

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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:
08/15/2018