Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3607-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-5788 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3021-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3021-2 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.273Z
Reserved: 2016-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-4805
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-05-23T10:59:13.443
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-4805
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN