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CVE-2017-15649 Detail

Description

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted system calls that trigger mishandling of packet_fanout data structures, because of a race condition (involving fanout_add and packet_do_bind) that leads to a use-after-free, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6346.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 Third Party Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e Third Party Advisory 
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/ Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/ Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6 Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Weakness Enumeration

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

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15649
NVD Published Date:
10/19/2017
NVD Last Modified:
08/24/2018
Source:
MITRE