CVE-2017-15649

7.8 HIGH
Published: October 19, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/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://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
57th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

linux

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