7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-15649
IBM Linux Packet Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation
Description

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted system calls that trigger mishandling of packet_fanout data structures, because of a race condition (involving fanout_add and packet_do_bind) that leads to a use-after-free, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6346.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2017, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-15649 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15649 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-15649.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : March 12, 2025, 3:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 126 different CVEs too.

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Makefile C

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 22, 2023, 3:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-15649 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15649 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e
    Added Reference http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/
    Added Reference http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
    Added Reference https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.6 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484 No Types Assigned https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3484 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/ No Types Assigned http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/818726/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/008ba2a13f2d04c947adc536d19debb8fe66f110 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4971613c1639d8e5f102c4e797c3bf8f83a5a69e Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/ No Types Assigned http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/813945/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101573 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15649 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15649 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} -0.18%

score

0.53200

percentile

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