Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2015-06890)

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the 'slhcinit' function in the drivers/net/slip/slhc.c file in Linux kernel 4.2.2 and earlier versions. A local attacker can exploit this...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7799

The slhcinit 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...

PT-2015-7617

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.2.3 Description The issue is related to the slhc init function in the Linux kernel, which does not validate certain slot numbers. This allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointe...