VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-0316

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.78%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-05-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to read kernel memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative argument to the sysctl call.

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