CVE-2002-1963
Linux kernel 2.4.1-2.4.19 - Denial of Service via Resource Exhaustion
Title source: llmDescription
Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.19 sets root's NR_RESERVED_FILES limit to 10 files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by opening 10 setuid binaries.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281359
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281100
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5178
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9515.php
Scores
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
38.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (19)
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.7
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.8
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.9
linux/linux_kernel
2.4.10
... and 9 more
Published
Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026