CVE-2017-15868

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.19

Description The issue is related to the bnep add connection function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly check for the availability of an l2cap socket. This allows local users to potentially gain privileges by using a crafted application.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.19, update to version 3.19 or later to resolve the issue.