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CVE-2017-15951

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions...

7.8 HighFix available

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Record
CVE-2017-15951
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Record
CVE-2017-15951
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7367 No score

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Record
EUVD-2017-7367
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p9c-9w33-84r2 7.8

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions...

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Record
GHSA-8p9c-9w33-84r2
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Record
CVE-2017-15951
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15951 7.8

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15951
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15951 7.8

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15951
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0785-1 No score

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 kernel was updated to 4.4.120 to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-13166: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the v4l2 video driver was fixed. (bnc#1072865).
  • CVE-2017-15951: The KEYS subsystem did not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the 'negative' state to avoid a race condition, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls (bnc#1062840 bnc#1065615).
  • CVE-2017-16644: The hdpvr_probe function in drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service (improper error handling and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device (bnc#1067118).
  • CVE-2017-16912: The 'get_pipe()' function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet (bnc#1078673).
  • CVE-2017-16913: The 'stub_recv_cmd_submit()' function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) when handling CMD_SUBMIT packets allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (arbitrary memory allocation) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet (bnc#1078672).
  • CVE-2017-17975: Use-after-free in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering failure of audio registration, because a kfree of the usbtv data structure occurs during a usbtv_video_free call, but the usbtv_video_fail label's code attempts to both access and free this data structure (bnc#1074426).
  • CVE-2017-18208: The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping (bnc#1083494).
  • CVE-2018-8087: Memory leak in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering an out-of-array error case (bnc#1085053).
  • CVE-2018-1000026: A insufficient input validation vulnerability in the bnx2x network card driver could result in DoS: Network card firmware assertion takes card off-line. This attack appear to be exploitable via An attacker on a must pass a very large, specially crafted packet to the bnx2x card. This can be done from an untrusted guest VM. (bnc#1079384).
  • CVE-2018-1068: Insufficient user provided offset checking in the ebtables compat code allowed local attackers to overwrite kernel memory and potentially execute code. (bsc#1085107)

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  • acpi / bus: Leave modalias empty for devices which are not present (bnc#1012382).
  • acpi: sbshc: remove raw pointer from printk() message (bnc#1012382).
  • Add delay-init quirk for Corsair K70 RGB keyboards (bnc#1012382).
  • add ip6_make_flowinfo helper (bsc#1042286).
  • ahci: Add Intel Cannon Lake PCH-H PCI ID (bnc#1012382).
  • ahci: Add PCI ids for Intel Bay Trail, Cherry Trail and Apollo Lake AHCI (bnc#1012382).
  • ahci: Annotate PCI ids for mobile Intel chipsets as such (bnc#1012382).
  • alpha: fix crash if pthread_create races with signal delivery (bnc#1012382).
  • alpha: fix reboot on Avanti platform (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: hda/ca0132 - fix possible NULL pointer use (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: hda - Fix headset mic detection problem for two Dell machines (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: hda/realtek - Add headset mode support for Dell laptop (bsc#1031717).
  • alsa: hda/realtek: PCI quirk for Fujitsu U7x7 (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: hda - Reduce the suspend time consumption for ALC256 (bsc#1031717).
  • alsa: hda - Use IS_REACHABLE() for dependency on input (bsc#1031717).
  • alsa: seq: Fix racy pool initializations (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: seq: Fix regression by incorrect ioctl_mutex usages (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: usb-audio: add implicit fb quirk for Behringer UFX1204…
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0785-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0786-1 No score

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 kernel was updated to 4.4.120 to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-13166: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the v4l2 video driver. (bnc#1072865).
  • CVE-2017-15951: The KEYS subsystem did not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the 'negative' state to avoid a race condition, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls (bnc#1062840 bnc#1065615).
  • CVE-2017-16644: The hdpvr_probe function in drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service (improper error handling and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device (bnc#1067118).
  • CVE-2017-16912: The 'get_pipe()' function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet (bnc#1078673).
  • CVE-2017-16913: The 'stub_recv_cmd_submit()' function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) when handling CMD_SUBMIT packets allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (arbitrary memory allocation) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet (bnc#1078672).
  • CVE-2017-17975: Use-after-free in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering failure of audio registration, because a kfree of the usbtv data structure occurs during a usbtv_video_free call, but the usbtv_video_fail label's code attempts to both access and free this data structure (bnc#1074426).
  • CVE-2017-18174: The amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free (bnc#1080533).
  • CVE-2017-18208: The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping (bnc#1083494).
  • CVE-2018-1000026: A insufficient input validation vulnerability in bnx2x network card driver could result in DoS: Network card firmware assertion takes card off-line. This attack appear to be exploitable via An attacker on a must pass a very large, specially crafted packet to the bnx2x card. This can be done from an untrusted guest VM. (bnc#1079384).
  • CVE-2018-8087: Memory leak in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering an out-of-array error case (bnc#1085053).
  • CVE-2018-1068: Insufficient user provided offset checking in the ebtables compat code allowed local attackers to overwrite kernel memory and potentially execute code. (bsc#1085107)

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  • acpi / bus: Leave modalias empty for devices which are not present (bnc#1012382).
  • acpi, nfit: fix health event notification (FATE#321135, FATE#321217, FATE#321256, FATE#321391, FATE#321393).
  • acpi, nfit: fix register dimm error handling (FATE#321135, FATE#321217, FATE#321256, FATE#321391, FATE#321393).
  • acpi: sbshc: remove raw pointer from printk() message (bnc#1012382).
  • Add delay-init quirk for Corsair K70 RGB keyboards (bnc#1012382).
  • add ip6_make_flowinfo helper (bsc#1042286).
  • ahci: Add Intel Cannon Lake PCH-H PCI ID (bnc#1012382).
  • ahci: Add PCI ids for Intel Bay Trail, Cherry Trail and Apollo Lake AHCI (bnc#1012382).
  • ahci: Annotate PCI ids for mobile Intel chipsets as such (bnc#1012382).
  • alpha: fix crash if pthread_create races with signal delivery (bnc#1012382).
  • alpha: fix reboot on Avanti platform (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: hda/ca0132 - fix possible NULL pointer use (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: hda - Fix headset mic detection problem for two Dell machines (bnc#1012382).
  • alsa: hda/realtek - Add headset mode support for Dell laptop (bsc#1031717).
  • alsa: hda/realtek: PCI quirk for…
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0786-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0986-1 No score

Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 Realtime kernel was updated to 4.4.120 to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-5715: Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis (bnc#1068032).

    The previous fix using CPU Microcode has been complemented by building the Linux Kernel with return trampolines aka 'retpolines'.

  • CVE-2017-13166: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the v4l2 video driver. (bnc#1072865).

  • CVE-2017-15129: A use-after-free vulnerability was found in network namespaces code affecting the Linux kernel. The function get_net_ns_by_id() in net/core/net_namespace.c did not check for the net::count value after it has found a peer network in netns_ids idr, which could lead to double free and memory corruption. This vulnerability could allow an unprivileged local user to induce kernel memory corruption on the system, leading to a crash. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out, although it is thought to be unlikely (bnc#1074839).

  • CVE-2017-15951: The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel did not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the 'negative' state to avoid a race condition, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls (bnc#1065615).

  • CVE-2017-16912: The 'get_pipe()' function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) in the Linux Kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet (bnc#1078673).

  • CVE-2017-16913: The 'stub_recv_cmd_submit()' function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) in the Linux Kernel when handling CMD_SUBMIT packets allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (arbitrary memory allocation) via a specially crafted USB over IP packet (bnc#1078672).

  • CVE-2017-17712: The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allowed a local user to execute code and gain privileges (bnc#1073229 1073230).

  • CVE-2017-17862: kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel ignores unreachable code, even though it would still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also considered an improper branch-pruning logic issue, could possibly be used by local users for denial of service (bnc#1073928).

  • CVE-2017-17864: kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel mishandled states_equal comparisons between the pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which allowed local users to obtain potentially sensitive address information, aka a 'pointer leak (bnc#1073928).

  • CVE-2017-17975: Use-after-free in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering failure of audio registration, because a kfree of the usbtv data structure occurs during a usbtv_video_free call, but the usbtv_video_fail label's code attempts to both access and free this data structure (bnc#1074426).

  • CVE-2017-18017: The tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the presence of xt_TCPMSS in an iptables action (bnc#1074488).

  • CVE-2017-18174: In the Linux kernel the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free (bnc#1080533).

  • CVE-2017-18208: The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping (bnc#1083494).

  • CVE-2018-1000004: In the…

Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0986-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3485-1 No score

linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)

Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15649)

Eric Biggers discovered a race condition in the key management subsystem of the Linux kernel around keys in a negative state. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15951)

Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the USB serial console driver in the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16525)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the Ultra Wide Band driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for an error condition. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16526)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16527)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB audio buffer descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16529)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB unattached storage driver in the Linux kernel contained out-of-bounds error when handling alternative settings. A physically proximate attacker could use to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16530)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB interface association descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16531)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB HID descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16533)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate CDC metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16534)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB BOS metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16535)

Record
USN-3485-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3485-2 No score

linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities

USN-3485-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)

Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15649)

Eric Biggers discovered a race condition in the key management subsystem of the Linux kernel around keys in a negative state. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15951)

Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the USB serial console driver in the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16525)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the Ultra Wide Band driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for an error condition. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16526)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16527)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB audio buffer descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16529)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB unattached storage driver in the Linux kernel contained out-of-bounds error when handling alternative settings. A physically proximate attacker could use to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16530)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB interface association descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16531)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB HID descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16533)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate CDC metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16534)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB BOS metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16535)

Record
USN-3485-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3485-3 No score

linux-aws vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15265)

Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the packet fanout implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15649)

Eric Biggers discovered a race condition in the key management subsystem of the Linux kernel around keys in a negative state. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15951)

Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the USB serial console driver in the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16525)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the Ultra Wide Band driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for an error condition. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16526)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16527)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB audio buffer descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16529)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB unattached storage driver in the Linux kernel contained out-of-bounds error when handling alternative settings. A physically proximate attacker could use to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16530)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB interface association descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16531)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB HID descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16533)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate CDC metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16534)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate USB BOS metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16535)

Record
USN-3485-3
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3507-2 No score

linux-gcp vulnerabilities

Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Netlink subsystem (XFRM) in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16939)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle copy-on- write of transparent huge pages. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crashes) or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2017-1000405)

Fan Wu, Haoran Qiu, and Shixiong Zhao discovered that the associative array implementation in the Linux kernel sometimes did not properly handle adding a new entry. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-12193)

Eric Biggers discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is uninstantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15299)

It was discovered that a null pointer dereference error existed in the PowerPC KVM implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-15306)

Eric Biggers discovered a race condition in the key management subsystem of the Linux kernel around keys in a negative state. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15951)

Record
USN-3507-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux
Debian:12
before 4.13.10-1
4.13.10-1
linux
Debian:13
before 4.13.10-1
4.13.10-1
linux
Debian:14
before 4.13.10-1
4.13.10-1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_20
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12
before 1-3.3.1
1-3.3.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-docs
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-obs-build
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
before 4.4.120-92.70.1
4.4.120-92.70.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_10
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3
before 1-4.3.1
1-4.3.1
kernel-docs
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-obs-build
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-source
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-syms
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-default
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-94.17.1
4.4.120-94.17.1
kernel-rt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-3.8.1
4.4.120-3.8.1
kernel-rt_debug
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-3.8.1
4.4.120-3.8.1
kernel-source-rt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-3.8.1
4.4.120-3.8.1
kernel-syms-rt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP3
before 4.4.120-3.8.1
4.4.120-3.8.1
linux-aws
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 4.4.0-1003.3, plus listed versions
4.4.0-1002.2
4.4.0-1003.3
linux-lts-xenial
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 4.4.0-101.124~14.04.1, plus listed versions
4.4.0-13.29~14.04.14.4.0-14.30~14.04.24.4.0-15.31~14.04.14.4.0-18.34~14.04.14.4.0-21.37~14.04.1
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4.4.0-22.39~14.04.14.4.0-22.40~14.04.14.4.0-24.43~14.04.14.4.0-28.47~14.04.14.4.0-31.50~14.04.14.4.0-34.53~14.04.14.4.0-36.55~14.04.14.4.0-38.57~14.04.14.4.0-42.62~14.04.14.4.0-45.66~14.04.14.4.0-47.68~14.04.14.4.0-51.72~14.04.14.4.0-53.74~14.04.14.4.0-57.78~14.04.14.4.0-59.80~14.04.14.4.0-62.83~14.04.14.4.0-63.84~14.04.24.4.0-64.85~14.04.14.4.0-66.87~14.04.14.4.0-67.88~14.04.14.4.0-70.91~14.04.14.4.0-71.92~14.04.14.4.0-72.93~14.04.14.4.0-75.96~14.04.14.4.0-78.99~14.04.24.4.0-79.100~14.04.14.4.0-81.104~14.04.14.4.0-83.106~14.04.14.4.0-87.110~14.04.14.4.0-89.112~14.04.14.4.0-91.114~14.04.14.4.0-92.115~14.04.14.4.0-93.116~14.04.14.4.0-96.119~14.04.14.4.0-97.120~14.04.14.4.0-98.121~14.04.1
4.4.0-101.124~14.04.1
linux
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.4.0-101.124, plus listed versions
4.2.0-16.194.2.0-17.214.2.0-19.234.3.0-1.104.3.0-2.11
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4.3.0-5.164.3.0-6.174.3.0-7.184.4.0-2.164.4.0-4.194.4.0-6.214.4.0-7.224.4.0-8.234.4.0-9.244.4.0-10.254.4.0-11.264.4.0-12.284.4.0-13.294.4.0-14.304.4.0-15.314.4.0-16.324.4.0-17.334.4.0-18.344.4.0-21.374.4.0-22.394.4.0-22.404.4.0-24.434.4.0-28.474.4.0-31.504.4.0-34.534.4.0-36.554.4.0-38.574.4.0-42.624.4.0-43.634.4.0-45.664.4.0-47.684.4.0-51.724.4.0-53.744.4.0-57.784.4.0-59.804.4.0-62.834.4.0-63.844.4.0-64.854.4.0-65.864.4.0-66.874.4.0-67.884.4.0-70.914.4.0-71.924.4.0-72.934.4.0-75.96
4.4.0-101.124
linux-aws
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.4.0-1041.50, plus listed versions
4.4.0-1001.104.4.0-1003.124.4.0-1004.134.4.0-1007.164.4.0-1009.18
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4.4.0-1011.204.4.0-1012.214.4.0-1013.224.4.0-1016.254.4.0-1017.264.4.0-1018.274.4.0-1020.294.4.0-1022.314.4.0-1026.354.4.0-1028.374.4.0-1030.394.4.0-1031.404.4.0-1032.414.4.0-1035.444.4.0-1037.464.4.0-1038.474.4.0-1039.48
4.4.0-1041.50
linux-azure
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.13.0-1005.7, plus listed versions
4.11.0-1009.94.11.0-1011.114.11.0-1013.134.11.0-1014.144.11.0-1015.154.11.0-1016.16
4.13.0-1005.7
linux-gcp
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.13.0-1002.5, plus listed versions
4.10.0-1004.44.10.0-1006.64.10.0-1007.74.10.0-1008.84.10.0-1009.9
4.13.0-1002.5
linux-gke
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.4.0-1034.34, plus listed versions
4.4.0-1003.34.4.0-1005.64.4.0-1006.64.4.0-1008.84.4.0-1009.9
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4.4.0-1010.104.4.0-1012.124.4.0-1013.134.4.0-1014.144.4.0-1016.164.4.0-1018.184.4.0-1022.224.4.0-1024.244.4.0-1026.264.4.0-1027.274.4.0-1028.284.4.0-1031.314.4.0-1032.324.4.0-1033.33
4.4.0-1034.34
linux-hwe
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1, plus listed versions
4.8.0-36.36~16.04.14.8.0-39.42~16.04.14.8.0-41.44~16.04.14.8.0-42.45~16.04.14.8.0-44.47~16.04.1
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4.8.0-45.48~16.04.14.8.0-46.49~16.04.14.8.0-49.52~16.04.14.8.0-51.54~16.04.14.8.0-52.55~16.04.14.8.0-53.56~16.04.14.8.0-54.57~16.04.14.8.0-56.61~16.04.14.8.0-58.63~16.04.14.10.0-27.30~16.04.24.10.0-28.32~16.04.24.10.0-30.34~16.04.14.10.0-32.36~16.04.14.10.0-33.37~16.04.14.10.0-35.39~16.04.14.10.0-37.41~16.04.14.10.0-38.42~16.04.14.10.0-40.44~16.04.14.10.0-42.46~16.04.14.13.0-26.29~16.04.24.13.0-31.34~16.04.1
4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1
linux-kvm
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.4.0-1010.15, plus listed versions
4.4.0-1004.94.4.0-1007.124.4.0-1008.134.4.0-1009.14
4.4.0-1010.15
linux-oem
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.13.0-1010.11, plus listed versions
4.13.0-1008.9
4.13.0-1010.11
linux-raspi2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.4.0-1077.85, plus listed versions
4.2.0-1013.194.2.0-1014.214.3.0-1006.64.4.0-1003.44.4.0-1004.5
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4.4.0-1009.104.4.0-1010.124.4.0-1010.134.4.0-1012.164.4.0-1016.224.4.0-1017.234.4.0-1019.254.4.0-1021.274.4.0-1023.294.4.0-1027.334.4.0-1029.364.4.0-1034.414.4.0-1038.454.4.0-1040.474.4.0-1042.494.4.0-1044.514.4.0-1046.534.4.0-1048.554.4.0-1050.574.4.0-1051.584.4.0-1052.594.4.0-1054.614.4.0-1055.624.4.0-1057.644.4.0-1059.674.4.0-1061.694.4.0-1065.734.4.0-1067.754.4.0-1069.774.4.0-1070.784.4.0-1071.794.4.0-1074.824.4.0-1075.834.4.0-1076.84
4.4.0-1077.85
linux-snapdragon
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.4.0-1079.84, plus listed versions
4.4.0-1012.124.4.0-1013.144.4.0-1013.154.4.0-1015.184.4.0-1019.22
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4.4.0-1020.234.4.0-1022.254.4.0-1024.274.4.0-1026.294.4.0-1030.334.4.0-1032.364.4.0-1035.394.4.0-1039.434.4.0-1042.464.4.0-1044.484.4.0-1046.504.4.0-1047.514.4.0-1048.524.4.0-1050.544.4.0-1051.554.4.0-1053.574.4.0-1054.584.4.0-1055.594.4.0-1057.614.4.0-1058.624.4.0-1059.634.4.0-1061.664.4.0-1063.684.4.0-1067.724.4.0-1069.744.4.0-1071.764.4.0-1072.774.4.0-1073.784.4.0-1076.814.4.0-1077.824.4.0-1078.83
4.4.0-1079.84
linux-hwe
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.18.0-13.14~18.04.14.18.0-14.15~18.04.14.18.0-15.16~18.04.14.18.0-16.17~18.04.14.18.0-17.18~18.04.1
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4.18.0-18.19~18.04.14.18.0-20.21~18.04.14.18.0-21.22~18.04.14.18.0-22.23~18.04.14.18.0-24.25~18.04.14.18.0-25.26~18.04.15.0.0-23.24~18.04.15.0.0-25.26~18.04.15.0.0-27.28~18.04.15.0.0-29.31~18.04.15.0.0-31.33~18.04.15.0.0-32.34~18.04.25.0.0-35.38~18.04.15.0.0-36.39~18.04.15.0.0-37.40~18.04.15.3.0-26.28~18.04.15.3.0-28.30~18.04.15.3.0-40.32~18.04.15.3.0-42.34~18.04.15.3.0-45.37~18.04.15.3.0-46.38~18.04.15.3.0-51.44~18.04.25.3.0-53.47~18.04.15.3.0-59.53~18.04.15.3.0-61.55~18.04.15.3.0-62.56~18.04.15.3.0-64.58~18.04.15.3.0-65.595.3.0-66.605.3.0-67.615.3.0-68.635.3.0-69.655.3.0-70.665.3.0-72.685.3.0-73.695.3.0-74.705.3.0-75.715.3.0-76.72
None known
linux-hwe-edge
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.0.0-15.16~18.04.15.0.0-16.17~18.04.15.0.0-17.18~18.04.15.0.0-19.20~18.04.15.0.0-20.21~18.04.1
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5.3.0-19.20~18.04.25.3.0-22.24~18.04.15.3.0-23.25~18.04.15.3.0-23.25~18.04.25.3.0-24.26~18.04.2
None known
linux-azure-fde
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.4.0-1063.66+cvm2.25.4.0-1063.66+cvm3.25.4.0-1064.67+cvm1.15.4.0-1065.68+cvm2.15.4.0-1067.70+cvm1.1
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5.4.0-1068.71+cvm1.15.4.0-1069.72+cvm1.15.4.0-1070.73+cvm1.15.4.0-1072.75+cvm1.15.4.0-1073.76+cvm1.15.4.0-1074.77+cvm1.15.4.0-1076.79+cvm1.15.4.0-1078.81+cvm1.15.4.0-1080.83+cvm1.15.4.0-1083.87+cvm1.15.4.0-1085.90+cvm1.15.4.0-1085.90+cvm2.15.4.0-1086.91+cvm1.15.4.0-1089.94+cvm1.25.4.0-1090.95+cvm1.15.4.0-1091.96+cvm1.15.4.0-1092.97+cvm1.15.4.0-1095.101+cvm1.15.4.0-1098.104+cvm1.15.4.0-1100.106+cvm1.15.4.0-1103.109+cvm1.1
None known
linux-gke
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.4.0-1033.355.4.0-1035.375.4.0-1036.385.4.0-1037.395.4.0-1039.41
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5.4.0-1041.435.4.0-1042.445.4.0-1043.455.4.0-1044.465.4.0-1046.485.4.0-1049.525.4.0-1051.545.4.0-1052.555.4.0-1053.565.4.0-1054.575.4.0-1055.585.4.0-1056.595.4.0-1057.605.4.0-1059.625.4.0-1061.645.4.0-1062.655.4.0-1063.665.4.0-1065.685.4.0-1066.695.4.0-1067.705.4.0-1068.715.4.0-1071.765.4.0-1072.775.4.0-1074.795.4.0-1076.825.4.0-1078.845.4.0-1080.865.4.0-1081.875.4.0-1083.895.4.0-1084.905.4.0-1086.935.4.0-1087.945.4.0-1090.975.4.0-1091.985.4.0-1094.1015.4.0-1095.1025.4.0-1096.1035.4.0-1097.1045.4.0-1098.1055.4.0-1099.1065.4.0-1100.1075.4.0-1101.1085.4.0-1102.1095.4.0-1103.1105.4.0-1104.111
None known
linux-raspi2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.3.0-1007.85.3.0-1014.165.3.0-1015.175.3.0-1017.195.4.0-1004.45.4.0-1006.6
None known
linux-riscv
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.4.0-24.285.4.0-26.305.4.0-27.315.4.0-28.325.4.0-30.34
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5.4.0-31.355.4.0-33.375.4.0-34.385.4.0-36.415.4.0-37.425.4.0-39.445.4.0-40.45
None known
linux-intel-iot-realtime
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.0-1073.75
None known
linux-realtime
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.15.0-1032.35
None known
linux-riscv
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.13.0-1004.45.13.0-1006.6+22.04.15.13.0-1007.7+22.04.15.13.0-1010.11+22.04.15.15.0-1004.4
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5.15.0-1005.55.15.0-1006.65.15.0-1007.75.15.0-1008.85.15.0-1011.125.15.0-1012.135.15.0-1014.165.15.0-1015.175.15.0-1016.185.15.0-1017.195.15.0-1018.215.15.0-1019.225.15.0-1020.235.15.0-1022.265.15.0-1023.275.15.0-1026.305.15.0-1027.315.15.0-1028.32
None known
linux-raspi-realtime
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
6.8.0-2019.20
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-15951 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Linux Kernel, published October 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in linux 4.13.10-1.

References

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