CVE-2015-7799

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel where issuing certain ioctl() -s commands to the "/dev/ppp" device file could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. A privileged user could use this flaw to cause a kernel crash and denial of service.

This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and MRG-2.

This has been rated as having Low security impact as privileged access is required to exploit it, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.