Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel by Multiple Distributions
CVE-2001-0914

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Key Information:

Vendor

Linux
Status
Linux Kernel
Suse Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 November 2001

What is CVE-2001-0914?

The Linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.11pre3 in various distributions are susceptible to a denial of service attack when local users trigger a crash by initiating the core vmlinux kernel. The vulnerability stems from inadequate error checking during the ELF loading process, which may lead to system instability and unavailability.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100654787226869&w=2L:2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7591
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3570
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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CVE-2001-0914 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel by Multiple Distributions