PT-2007-2430 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
Chris Wright
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Published
2007-03-12
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Updated
2017-10-11
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CVE-2007-1000
CVSS v2.0
7.2
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.20.2
Description:
The issue allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory via certain getsockopt calls that trigger a NULL dereference, specifically through the ipv6 getsockopt sticky function in net/ipv6/ipv6 sockglue.c.
Recommendations:
For versions prior to 2.6.20.2, update to version 2.6.20.2 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
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Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Hat