Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1400

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1400

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99796
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-2001-1400
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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.

Unknown vulnerabilities in the UDP port allocation for Linux kernel before 2.2.19 could allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock).


How to mitigate CVE-2001-1400

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources