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Linux IPv6 socket double memory free vulnerability
Published: 29.03.2007
Source: CVE
SecurityVulns ID: 7497
Type: remote
Level: 5/10
Description: Double memory free in ipv6_fl_socklist.

Affected: LINUX : kernel 2.4
LINUX : kernel 2.6
CVE: CVE-2007-1592 (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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