Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2002-1963

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU99979

Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2002-1963

Published: December 31, 2002 / Updated: September 5, 2008


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99979
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-2002-1963
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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.

Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.19 sets root's NR_RESERVED_FILES limit to 10 files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by opening 10 setuid binaries.


How to mitigate CVE-2002-1963

Install update from vendor's repository.

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