CVE-2015-7799 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (through version 4.2.3) in the slhc_init function within the SLIP driver. A local attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system crash by sending a crafted PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call due to improper slot number validation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating low attack complexity and local access requirements, with the sole impact being system availability. There is no known exploit code available, nor is there any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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