High severity · published Nov 15, 2017
CVE-2017-15115
The sctp_do_peeloff function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14 does not check whether the intended netns is used in a peel-off action, which allows local users…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The sctp_do_peeloff function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14 does not check whether the intended netns is used in a peel-off action, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.2.96; 3.3 before 3.16.51; 3.17 before 3.18.84; 3.19 before 4.1.47; 4.2 before 4.4.100; 4.5 before 4.9.65; +1 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 17.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15115
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15115
Issue Tracking
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=df80cd9b28b9ebaa284a41df611dbf3a2d05ca74
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
Issue Tracking
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/282
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101877
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1513345
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/df80cd9b28b9ebaa284a41df611dbf3a2d05ca74
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