Overview
- Description
- Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) via a program with certain instructions that prevent init from properly reaping a child whose parent has died.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 2.1
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- Red HatThis issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3.
Configurations
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