CVE-2001-0907

published 2001-10-18

CVE-2001-0907: Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which…

Priority P4 12 low 2.1 CVSS 2.0

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

EXPLOIT

Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
linux	linux_kernel	2.2.1 – 2.2.19	—
linux	linux_kernel	2.4.1 – 2.4.10	—

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