CVE-2001-0907

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01Broken Link
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:079Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7312.phpBroken Link
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3Broken Link
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01Broken Link
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:079Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7312.phpBroken Link
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3Broken Link
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Oct 18, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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