CVE-2007-1000: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.20.1

Published 2007-03-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.