#VU100012 Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2000-0227 

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#VU100012 Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2000-0227

Published: March 23, 2000 / Updated: November 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100012
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2000-0227
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

The Linux 2.2.x kernel does not restrict the number of Unix domain sockets as defined by the wmem_max parameter, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by requesting a large number of sockets.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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