{"cve":"CVE-2015-7799","nvd":{"published":"2015-10-19T10:59:09.367","modified":"2026-06-17T00:33:09.473","status":"Modified","description":"The 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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:45.466985407+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-7799","score":0.00646,"percentile":0.50969,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}