What is CVE-2007-1592?

CVE-2007-1592 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2007-1592 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1592?

CVE-2007-1592 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1592?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-1592. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-1592 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-1592 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2007-1592

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-03-22

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2007-1592 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-1592 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=233478
SUSE
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0001.html
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=117406721731891&w=2
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html

Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24618

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24777

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25078

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25099

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25226

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25630

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25961

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058

Vendor Advisory
Support
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1286
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.4
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html

Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html

Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1084

Vendor Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33176
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10130
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d35690beda1429544d46c8eb34b2e3a8c37ab299
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23104
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-1592

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-03-22

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-1592?

CVE-2007-1592 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2007-1592 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1592?

CVE-2007-1592 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1592?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-1592. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-1592 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-1592 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →