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CVE-2007-1000 Detail

Description

The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.2 allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory via certain getsockopt calls that trigger a NULL dereference.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8134
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2787
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2788
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0001.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920689 US Government Resource 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22904 Exploit  Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0907
http://www.wslabi.com/wabisabilabi/initPublishedBid.do?
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1153
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10015

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-1000
NVD Published Date:
03/12/2007
NVD Last Modified:
10/10/2017
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.