CVE-2001-0914

medium

Description

Linux kernel before 2.4.11pre3 in multiple Linux distributions allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by starting the core vmlinux kernel, possibly related to poor error checking during ELF loading.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7591

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3570

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100654787226869&w=2L:2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100638584813349&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-11-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00058