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IPv6 oops triggerable by any user

Published Mar 22, 2007

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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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 22, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 22, 2007
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date Mar 16, 2007