#VU9959 Privilege escalation in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-15868
Published: January 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9959
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15868
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to elevate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to abet check of l2cap socket availability in the bnep_add_connection() function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to abet check of l2cap socket availability in the bnep_add_connection() function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Update to version 3.19.