Description
Integer signedness error in the DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later allows local users to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops) via a negative optlen value.
Published: 2007-03-28
Score: 6.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-1724 Integer signedness error in the DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later allows local users to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops) via a negative optlen value.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-464-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

No history.

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:06:26.111Z

Reserved: 2007-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1730

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-03-28T10:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1730

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses