The vulnerability in the driver/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c component of the Linux operating system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the driver/net/ppp/pppgeneric.c component in the Linux operating system is related to the improper assignment of privileges. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

CVE-2016-4805

Use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/ppp/pppgeneric.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service memory corruption and system crash, or spinlock or possibly have unspecified other impact by removing a network namespace, related to the...