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
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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
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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

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Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2007-1730

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