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CVE-2017-15868 Details

Description

The bnep_add_connection function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 does not ensure that an l2cap socket is available, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector: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

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0	CVE	Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102084	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102084	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	>= 3.2, < 3.2.97 >= 3.3, < 3.10.108 >= 3.11, < 3.16.52 >= 3.17, < 3.18.64
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 19, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Mar 16, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 4, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 6, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 19, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 9, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]

CVE-2017-15868 Details

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