Linux 2.0.37 does not properly encode the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing and modifying kernel memory.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1147 Linux 2.0.37 does not properly encode the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing and modifying kernel memory.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.769Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1166

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-07-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1166

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