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CVE-2015-7799
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,…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.65%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.65% · top 49% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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References (22)
- SUSE-SU-2015:2292 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2841-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 77033 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:2350 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1033809 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=187973 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2886-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2843-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:2194 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2844-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2842-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2843-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:2339 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2842-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151010 Re: CVE request - Android OS - Using the PPP character device driver caused the system to restart - Linux kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:2074 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271134 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2841-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-3426 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-2843-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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