CVE-2001-0914 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Linux kernel before 2.4.11pre3 in multiple Linux distributions allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by starting the core vmlinux kernel, possibly related to poor error checking during ELF loading.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::pre3::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0897	Linux kernel before 2.4.11pre3 in multiple Linux distributions allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by starting the core vmlinux kernel, possibly related to poor error checking during ELF loading.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100638584813349&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100654787226869&w=2L:2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3570
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7591

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Suse Suse Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.780Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0914

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-11-21T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0914

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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