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CVE-1999-1352

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-09-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

mknod in Linux 2.2 follows symbolic links, which could allow local users to overwrite files or gain privileges.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.2.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93855134409747&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93855134409747&w=2

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