Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU99743

Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-1999-0401

Published: January 1, 1999 / Updated: August 17, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU99743

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-1999-0401

CWE-ID: CWE-362

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 read and manipulate data.

A race condition in Linux 2.2.1 allows local users to read arbitrary memory from /proc files.

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