CVE-2001-1551

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Linux kernel 2.2.19 enables CAP_SYS_RESOURCE for setuid processes, which allows local users to exceed disk quota restrictions during execution of setuid programs.

Metrics

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

Affected software

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

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0179.htmlVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0179.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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