Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1390

 

Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1390

Published: April 17, 2001 / Updated: December 8, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94815
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2001-1390
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Unknown vulnerability in binfmt_misc in the Linux kernel before 2.2.19, related to user pages.


How to mitigate CVE-2001-1390

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources