Description
The bnep_add_connection function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 does not ensure that an l2cap socket is available, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9882449/
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71bb99a02b32b4cc4265118e85f6035ca72923f0
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102084
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
debian/debian_linux
8.0
linux/linux_kernel
3.2 - 3.2.97
Published
Dec 05, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026