VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-7799
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-10-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.