Description
The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Beta 5.1.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory contents) via a negative value of the len parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed in a bug comment, stating that "len is ignored when copying header info to the user's buffer.
Published: 2007-09-18
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:13:41.767Z

Reserved: 2007-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1865

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-18T19:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-1865

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