CVE-1999-1166
HighPublished
Linux 2.0.37 does not properly encode the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing and modifying kernel memory.
- Published
- Sep 12, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jul 13, 1999
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C1.0%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 61.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Linux 2.0.37 does not properly encode the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing and modifying kernel memory.
Sources
1Solar · linux · Jul 13, 1999
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