Linux kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-7799)

Linux kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-7799)
Linux kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-7799)

Release date:
Updated on:

Affected Systems:

Linux kernel <4.2.3

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2015-7799

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

Linux kernel 4.2.3 and earlier versions drivers/net/slip/slhc. in c, slhc_init does not ensure that some slots are valid. Local Users call this vulnerability through the constructed PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl, which can cause DOS.

<* Source: Martin Prpic
*>

Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Linux
-----
The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi? Id = 1271134

Linux Kernel 4.2.2 compilation and installation tutorial

Ubuntu 15.10 will use the Linux Kernel 4.2 Kernel

How to install Kernel 4.0.2 on CentOS 7

How to install Linux Kernel 4.0 on CentOS 7

How to install Linux kernel 4.0 on Ubuntu/CentOS?

How to install Linux kernel 13.10 On Ubuntu 3.12

How to install the 3.16.7 CKT2 kernel in Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, and its derivative versions

Linux Kernel: click here
Linux Kernel: click here

This article permanently updates the link address: