CVE-2017-15115

7.8 HIGH
Published: November 15, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The sctp_do_peeloff function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14 does not check whether the intended netns is used in a peel-off action, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/282
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101877
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1513345
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/df80cd9b28b9ebaa284a41df611dbf3a2d05ca74
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/827077/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-2/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-3/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-2/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=df80cd9b28b9ebaa284a41df611dbf3a2d05ca74
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/282
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101877
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1513345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/df80cd9b28b9ebaa284a41df611dbf3a2d05ca74
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/827077/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-3/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
15th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

canonical debian linux suse