CVE-1999-1441
LowPublished
Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by...
- Published
- Sep 12, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jun 30, 1998
Primary CVSS
2.1/ 10Low
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P0.7%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 51.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending SIGIO to processes that do not catch it.
Sources
1David Luyer · linux · Jun 30, 1998
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