CVE-2015-7799
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-10-19 10:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 07:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-10-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- de373e318ec55e7e3f539b99310212836084f044cadbb9ab46edb94061e9743c
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:2292http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2841-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-2
- www.securityfocus.com77033http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77033
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:2350http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- www.securitytracker.com1033809http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033809
- code.google.comhttps://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=187973
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2886-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2843-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:2194http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2844-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2844-1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:2232http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2842-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2843-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:2339http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2842-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151010 Re: CVE request - Android OS - Using the PPP character device driver caused the system to restart - Linux kernelhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/10/3
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:2074http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271134
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2841-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-1
- www.debian.orgDSA-3426http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2843-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1008http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.2.6-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.2.6-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.2.6-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-73.116
- linux-lts-utopic Fixed in 3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1
- linux-lts-vivid Fixed in 3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2
- linux-lts-wily Fixed in 4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.