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CVE-1999-1406
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5.1 opens /dev/mem with O_RDWR access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by redirecting fd 1 (stdout) to the kernel.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
372
vdb-entry
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19980730 FD's 0..2 and suid/sgid procs (Was: Crash a redhat 5.1 linux box)
mailing-list
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19980729 Crash a redhat 5.1 linux box
mailing-list
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