CVE-2007-1000 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2007-1000?

CVE-2007-1000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1000?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1000?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-1000 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1000 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-wq3f-4x5w-22pp.