CVE-2015-7799

NameCVE-2015-7799
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-360-1, DSA-3426-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1fixed
trixie6.12.5-1fixed
sid6.12.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.73-2+deb7u1DSA-3426-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u1DSA-3426-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.2.6-2
linux-2.6sourcesqueeze2.6.32-48squeeze17DLA-360-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=187973
DoS, requires access to /dev/ppp which is root-only by default
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0baa57d8dc32db78369d8b5176ef56c5e2e18ab3
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ab42d78e37a294ac7bc56901d563c642e03c4ae

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