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 | debian-upgrade-linux | Jun 28, 2016 | May 23, 2016 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-dtrace-modulesoracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uekoracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debugoracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug-develoracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-develoracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-docoracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-firmware | Jul 1, 2017 | May 23, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-cluster-network-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-docssuse-upgrade-kernel-ec2suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-develsuse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-obs-buildsuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-default | Jun 21, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-105-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-105-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-105-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-105-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-105-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-105-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-105-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1483-omap4 | Jun 28, 2016 | May 23, 2016 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | May 23, 2016 |
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