Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1273

 

Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1273

Published: February 12, 2001 / Updated: September 5, 2008


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95669
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2001-1273
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 perform service disruption.

The 'mxcsr P4' vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 2.2.17-14, when running on certain Intel CPUs, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system halt).


How to mitigate CVE-2001-1273

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources