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SUSE: CVE-2017-15868: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-15868: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/05/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/04/2018
Modified
02/04/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-docs
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-devel
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-extra

References

  • SUSE-SU-2018:0011-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0031-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0040-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0115-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0180-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0237-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0238-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0239-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0240-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0241-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0242-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0243-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0244-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0245-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0249-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0250-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0251-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0252-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0253-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0265-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0266-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0267-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0268-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0270-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0271-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0274-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0275-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:0276-1
  • USN-3583-1
  • USN-3583-2
  • DSA-4082
  • CVE-2017-15868
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