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CVE-2007-1592

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2007-03-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References