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CVE-2017-15265
Race condition in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or…
High7.0EPSS 0.38%
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- mitre
Description
Race condition in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted /dev/snd/seq ioctl calls, related to sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c and sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (22)
- [oss-security] 20171011 Linux kernel: alsa: use-after-free in /dev/snd/seq CVE-2017-15265 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 101288 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171210 [SECURITY] [DLA 1200-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2390 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1039561 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3823 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:0676 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [alsa-devel] 20171011 [PATCH] ALSA: seq: Fix use-after-free at creating a port (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1170 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-3698-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1130 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3822 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-3698-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062520 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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