SUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU9959

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15868

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to elevate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to abet check of l2cap socket availability in the bnep_add_connection() function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 12

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00082.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.