CVE-1999-1285

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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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 1998-12-26 21:00

Updated : 2017-12-18 18:29


NVD link : CVE-1999-1285

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1285


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel