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.
2007-03-28T10:19:00.000
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.6 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
3.9
9.2
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.20 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.20.1 | Yes |
Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.20.2 | Yes |