CVE-2007-1734 | BDVDB-2026-23196 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43321
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2511
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463969/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017820
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33274

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12007-03-28Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.