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CVE-1999-0401

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-01-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

A race condition in Linux 2.2.1 allows local users to read arbitrary memory from /proc files.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.2.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0401
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0401

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