CVE-2002-1963
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 28, 2005
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 28, 2005
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20020708 Re: Linux kernels DoSable by file-max limitmailing-list
- 20020707 Linux kernels DoSable by file-max limitmailing-list
- 5178vdb-entry
- linux-file-limit-dos(9515)vdb-entry
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