Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-1999-1442
Published: June 22, 1998 / Updated: November 7, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100024
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-1999-1442
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
Bug in AMD K6 processor on Linux 2.0.x and 2.1.x kernels allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a particular sequence of instructions, possibly related to accessing addresses outside of segments.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-1999-1442
Install update from vendor's repository.