CVE-2001-0907

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-10-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 2.2.1 through 2.2.19; from 2.4.1 through 2.4.10

References

http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:079
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7312.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3444
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01

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