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CVE-2015-7799

Date: October 19, 2015

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

6.2

Related Resources (27)

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033809

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7799

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-7799

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7799

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/10/3

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-1

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7799

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77033

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html

Url: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=187973

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-2

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271134

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2844-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-7799

Severity Score

6.2

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.2
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.9
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2015-7799

Date: October 19, 2015

Language: C

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