What is the severity of CVE-2007-1730?

CVE-2007-1730 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to information disclosure or a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1730?

To fix CVE-2007-1730, it is advised to upgrade the Linux kernel to a version later than 2.6.20.2.

Who is affected by CVE-2007-1730?

CVE-2007-1730 affects local users on systems running Linux kernel versions 2.6.20 and later.

What type of attack does CVE-2007-1730 enable?

CVE-2007-1730 enables local users to potentially read kernel memory or crash the kernel.

Is CVE-2007-1730 applicable to all Linux distributions?

CVE-2007-1730 is applicable to any Linux distribution using the vulnerable kernel versions, including custom setups.

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CVE-2007-1730

medium

6.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

28/3/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2007-1730

First published: Wed Mar 28 2007(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Linux Kernel	=2.6.20
Linux Kernel	=2.6.20.2
Linux Kernel	=2.6.20.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1730?
CVE-2007-1730 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to information disclosure or a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1730?
To fix CVE-2007-1730, it is advised to upgrade the Linux kernel to a version later than 2.6.20.2.
Who is affected by CVE-2007-1730?
CVE-2007-1730 affects local users on systems running Linux kernel versions 2.6.20 and later.
What type of attack does CVE-2007-1730 enable?
CVE-2007-1730 enables local users to potentially read kernel memory or crash the kernel.
Is CVE-2007-1730 applicable to all Linux distributions?
CVE-2007-1730 is applicable to any Linux distribution using the vulnerable kernel versions, including custom setups.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1730?
CVE-2007-1730 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to information disclosure or a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1730?
To fix CVE-2007-1730, it is advised to upgrade the Linux kernel to a version later than 2.6.20.2.
Who is affected by CVE-2007-1730?
CVE-2007-1730 affects local users on systems running Linux kernel versions 2.6.20 and later.
What type of attack does CVE-2007-1730 enable?
CVE-2007-1730 enables local users to potentially read kernel memory or crash the kernel.
Is CVE-2007-1730 applicable to all Linux distributions?
CVE-2007-1730 is applicable to any Linux distribution using the vulnerable kernel versions, including custom setups.