#VU99795 Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-0914 

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#VU99795 Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-0914

Published: November 21, 2001 / Updated: October 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99795
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2001-0914
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

Linux kernel before 2.4.11pre3 in multiple Linux distributions allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by starting the core vmlinux kernel, possibly related to poor error checking during ELF loading.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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