CVE-2017-15265

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 30.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-10-16 18:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 19:50Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2017-10-11

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f5870c61649b183f9dff3607b7f9805427495ffd4efd17cd040ae2c6544f9f09

• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20171011 Linux kernel: alsa: use-after-free in /dev/snd/seq CVE-2017-15265http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.securityfocus.com101288http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101288vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20171210 [SECURITY] [DLA 1200-1] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:2390https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.securitytracker.com1039561http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039561vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1062https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3823https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3823vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0676https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• mailman.alsa-project.org[alsa-devel] 20171011 [PATCH] ALSA: seq: Fix use-after-free at creating a porthttp://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2017-October/126292.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1170https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3698-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1130https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3822https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3822vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3698-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• help.ecostruxureit.comhttps://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026x_refsource_CONFIRM
• git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71105998845fb012937332fe2e806d443c09e026x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.8x_refsource_CONFIRM
• bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062520x_refsource_CONFIRM
• source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01x_refsource_CONFIRM