VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-15265
CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-10-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
- CWE-416: Use After Free
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory