CVE-2015-7799

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published
Oct 19, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-7799: Medium severity, CVSS 4.9 | Vulnix