CVE-2007-1592

N/A Unknown
Published: March 22, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.21-rc3 inadvertently copies the ipv6_fl_socklist from a listening TCP socket to child sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or double free by opening a listening IPv6 socket, attaching a flow label, and connecting to that socket.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=233478
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d35690beda1429544d46c8eb34b2e3a8c37ab299
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=117406721731891&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24618
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24777
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25078
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25099
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25226
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25961
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1286
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23104
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1084
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33176
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10130
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=233478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d35690beda1429544d46c8eb34b2e3a8c37ab299
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=117406721731891&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24618
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24777
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25078
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25099
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25961
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23104
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1084
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

76 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
36th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

linux

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