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CVE-2007-1000

The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20...

7.2 HighPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.14%Down 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

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.

Record
CVE-2007-1000
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2007-1000
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0997 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2007-0997
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wq3f-4x5w-22pp No score

The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20...

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.

Record
GHSA-wq3f-4x5w-22pp
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBLinux Kernel < 2.6.20.2 - 'IPv6_Getsockopt_Sticky' Memory Leak2007-07-10

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-1000 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Linux Kernel, published March 12, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.14%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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