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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-05T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:04:50.407Z

Reserved: 2017-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-15868

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-12-05T23:29:00.280

Modified: 2023-01-19T15:46:44.833

Link: CVE-2017-15868

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-12-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-15868 - Bugzilla