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CVE-2015-7799

Medium
4.9/10

Summary

The slhc_init function in drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 does not ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published