Signedness error in (1) getsockopt and (2) setsockopt for Linux kernel before 2.2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Description

Signedness error in (1) getsockopt and (2) setsockopt for Linux kernel before 2.2.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• RHSA-2001:047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• CSSA-2001-012.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
• http://www.linux.org.uk/VERSION/relnotes.2219.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDKSA-2001:037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• 20010409 PROGENY-SA-2001-01: execve()/ptrace() exploit in Linux kernels (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• IMNX-2001-70-010-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIXx_transferred
• CLA-2001:394 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
• 20010405 Trustix Security Advisory #2001-0003 - kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SuSE-SA:2001:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 04:51 UTC.