Description
The DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later does not verify the upper bounds of the optlen value, which allows local users running on certain architectures to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops), a related issue to CVE-2007-1730.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-1728 | The DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later does not verify the upper bounds of the optlen value, which allows local users running on certain architectures to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops), a related issue to CVE-2007-1730. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:06:26.087Z
Reserved: 2007-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-1734
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-03-28T22:19:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-1734
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD