DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7799

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7799 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0

6.900000095367432

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Oct 19, 2015 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

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

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