CVE-2001-0316

published 2001-05-03

CVE-2001-0316: Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to read kernel memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative argument to the sysctl call.

Priority P4 17 medium 4.6 CVSS 2.0

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

EXPLOIT

Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to read kernel memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative argument to the sysctl call.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
linux	linux_kernel	—	—
linux	linux_kernel	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

vendor_redhat 4.6 MEDIUM

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