#VU95259 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-1734

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#VU95259 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-1734

Published: March 29, 2007 / Updated: August 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95259
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1734
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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