CVE-2017-15868

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102084Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102084Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 5, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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