High severity · published Sep 12, 2017
CVE-2017-1000251
The native Bluetooth stack in the Linux Kernel (BlueZ), starting at the Linux kernel version 2.6.32 and up to and including 4.13.1, are vulnerable to a stack overflow…
8.0
CVSS
16.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The native Bluetooth stack in the Linux Kernel (BlueZ), starting at the Linux kernel version 2.6.32 and up to and including 4.13.1, are vulnerable to a stack overflow vulnerability in the processing of L2CAP configuration responses resulting in Remote code execution in kernel space.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)16.2% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.32 before 3.2.94; 3.3 before 3.16.49; 3.17 before 3.18.71; 3.19 before 4.1.45; 4.2 before 4.4.88; 4.5 before 4.9.50; +2 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
6.2; 6.4; 6.6; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; +2 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
6.7; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; +1 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
6.5; 6.6; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.6; +1 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
JT
Jetson Tk1 · Nvidia
r21; r24 · source: NVD
JT
Jetson Tx1 · Nvidia
r21; r24 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000251
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000251
Third Party Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100809
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039373
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2679
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2680
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