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high 7.8

CVE-2017-13215 json

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream kernel skcipher.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-4732

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream kernel skcipher. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-64386293. References: Upstream kernel.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.4.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13215

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-83.127

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13215

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel-rt enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-firmware enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt
  • kernel-rt RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7
  • kernel-rt-kvm RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7
  • kernel-rt-trace RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:1190RHSA-2019:1170RHSA-2018:2395RHSA-2018:2384

  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.21.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.21.1
  • kernel-rt_trace SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.21.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.21.1
  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.19.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.19.1
  • kernel-xen SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.19.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.19.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:0841-1SUSE-SU-2018:0660-1SUSE-SU-2018:0555-1SUSE-SU-2018:0525-1SUSE-SU-2018:0437-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2017-13215 updated cvss 5.3

kernel: crypto: privilege escalation in skcipher_recvmsg function

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2384
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.4) perf 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1170
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2384
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.4) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1170
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2384
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-862.11.6.rt56.819.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2395
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2384
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) perf 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1170
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2384
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.4) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1170
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2384
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:1190
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-core, kernel-tools, python3-perf, +17 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Google Inc. Android

References

Sources

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