PT-2001-2068 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2001-11-21 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0914

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.11pre3

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, by starting the core vmlinux kernel. This is possibly related to poor error checking during ELF loading.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.11pre3, update to version 2.4.11pre3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0914

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3570 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0914 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100638584813349&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7591 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100654787226869&w=2L:2 · Note