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CVE-2017-15115

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-15115 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SCTP implementation (sctp_do_peeloff function) affecting versions prior to 4.14, specifically impacting Canonical, Debian, Linux, and SUSE distributions. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (system crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts through crafted system calls, requiring low privileges and no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.2.96CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.3, < 3.16.51CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.17, < 3.18.84CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.19, < 4.1.47CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.2, < 4.4.100CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-15115Low

kernel: use-after-free in sctp_cmp_addr_exact

Oct 17, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2017/q4/282
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/df80cd9b28b9ebaa284a41df611dbf3a2d05ca74
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
patchwork.ozlabs.org / patch/827077
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3581-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3581-2
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3581-3
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3582-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3582-2
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3583-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3583-2
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101877
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry