CVE-2017-15265: linux linux_kernel
Modified
AliasesRHSA-2018:3823UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15265DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15265
Published 16-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-15265 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Priority
Routine
Not severe (CVSS 7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 27 · Related 14DLA-1200-1MGASA-2017-0463MGASA-2017-0466MGASA-2017-0467MGASA-2018-0062MGASA-2018-0063MGASA-2018-0064OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1RHSA-2018:0676RHSA-2018:1062RHSA-2018:1130RHSA-2018:1170RHSA-2018:2390RHSA-2018:3822SUSE-SU-2017:2847-1SUSE-SU-2017:2908-1SUSE-SU-2017:2920-1SUSE-SU-2017:3165-1SUSE-SU-2017:3265-1SUSE-SU-2017:3267-1SUSE-SU-2017:3410-1SUSE-SU-2018:0040-1USN-3485-1USN-3485-2USN-3485-3USN-3698-1
Timeline
- 16-10-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versionsHigh 7.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 5.5Preferred score · OSV · Red hat (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources2 sources · 5.5–7.0
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
Medium 6.9Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
32%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.38% on 04-10-2026
04-10-202603-11-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper SynchronizationThe product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
- CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
Affected systems
Version check
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu20 products
- linux< 3.13.0-153.203 | < 4.4.0-101.124
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1003.3 | < 4.4.0-1041.50
- linux-azure< 4.13.0-1005.7
- linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Redhat15 products
- kernel< 0:2.6.18-348.42.1.el5
- kernel-debug< 0:2.6.18-348.42.1.el5
- kernel-debug-debuginfo< 0:2.6.18-348.42.1.el5
- kernel-debug-devel< 0:2.6.18-348.42.1.el5
- kernel-debuginfo< 0:2.6.18-348.42.1.el5
Debian1 product
- linux< 4.13.4-2
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 3.2.95 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.10.108 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.16.50 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.76 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.46 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.93 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.57 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.13.8
4 vendors · 37 products
References
36 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/3Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3823Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisory
- mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2017-October/126292.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
Show all 36 references
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.8X Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062520X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
