CVE-2017-15265

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-15265
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-16 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionRace 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-416 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3698-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Memory Error in ALSA Sequencer Interface Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Linux kernel: alsa: use-after-free in /dev/snd/seq CVE-2017-15265 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1062520 – VUL-1: CVE-2017-15265: kernel: Use-after-free in /dev/snd/seq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1200-1] linux security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[alsa-devel] [PATCH] ALSA: seq: Fix use-after-free at creating a port af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mailman.alsa-project.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
ALSA: seq: Fix use-after-free at creating a port · torvalds/linux@7110599 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
DCIM Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 help.ecostruxureit.com Third Party Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—February 2018  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Linux kernel CVE-2017-15265 Use After Free Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-3698-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
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