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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.769Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1166
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 1999-07-11T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2008-09-05T20:18:52.680
Link: CVE-1999-1166
Redhat
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