Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.
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References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91495921611500&w=2 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1472 - |
Information
Published : 1998-12-27 05:00
Updated : 2024-11-20 23:30
NVD link : CVE-1999-1285
Mitre link : CVE-1999-1285
CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1285
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE