Use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.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 ppp_register_net_channel and ppp_unregister_channel functions.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 28, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel-uek-firmwareUpgrade kernel-uek-debug-develUpgrade kernel-uek-develUpgrade kernel-uek-debugUpgrade kernel-uek-docUpgrade dtrace-modules | Jul 1, 2017 | May 23, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-default | Jun 21, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1483-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-highbank | Jun 28, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 23, 2016 |
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