Description
String parsing error in rpc.kstatd in the linuxnfs or knfsd packages in SuSE and possibly other Linux systems allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_58.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0288
EPSS Percentile
86.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
suse/suse_linux
6.1 (2 CPE variants)
suse/suse_linux
6.2
suse/suse_linux
6.3 (3 CPE variants)
suse/suse_linux
6.4 (3 CPE variants)
Published
Oct 20, 2000
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026