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.
CVE-2017-15265
Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.0
- EG Score
- 7.0(medium)
- EG Risk
- 36(Track)EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity70% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 31%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 16, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (44)
- cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026
- cve@mitrehttp://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2017-October/126292.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.8
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/3
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101288
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039561
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3822
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3823
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062520
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-15265(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(13)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-generic-lts-trusty (3.13.0.153.143) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.4.0-101-generic (4.4.0-101.124~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-153-generic (3.13.0-153.203) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-4.4.0-1003-aws (4.4.0-1003.3) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.4.0-1034-gke (4.4.0-1034.34) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-raspi2 (4.13.0.1006.4) @ artful | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-348.42.1.el5 | 2018-12-13 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-436.el5 | 2018-12-13 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6 | 2018-08-14 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.25.2.rt56.612.el6rt | 2018-04-17 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-693.25.2.el7 | 2018-04-17 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7 | 2018-04-10 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-862.el7 | 2018-04-10 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.13.4-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.13.4-2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.13.4-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.13.4-2 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.2.41-2 ... 3.2.93-1 (68 versions) | 3.2.96-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(12)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2018:0676MODERATE2017-10-11
RHSA-2018:0676 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2018:1062MODERATE2017-10-11
RHSA-2018:1062 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2018:1130MODERATE2017-10-11
RHSA-2018:1130 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2018:1170MODERATE2017-10-11
RHSA-2018:1170 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2018:3822MODERATE2017-10-11
RHSA-2018:3822 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2018:3823MODERATE2017-10-11
RHSA-2018:3823 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-3485-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3485-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3485-3MEDIUM
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3487-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3698-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3698-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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