CVE-2015-7799 — Vulnetix

CVE-2015-7799 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.10% · 26.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.10%

26.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-wily	4.2.0-19.23~14.04.1, 4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-utopic	3.16.0-28.38~14.04.1, 3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1, 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux	3.13.0-29.53, 3.13.0-30.54, 3.13.0-33.58
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-vivid	3.19.0-22.22~14.04.1, 0, 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1

Timeline

Oct 19, 2015 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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Dec 17, 2022 EPSS Score
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Apr 1, 2023 EPSS Score
May 24, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7799 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/09/1 third-party-advisory
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=187973 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2841-2 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2841-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2843-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2842-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2842-2 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2844-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2843-2 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2843-3 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2886-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2886-2 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7799 third-party-advisory

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