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CVE-2001-1551

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2001-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux kernel 2.2.19 enables CAP_SYS_RESOURCE for setuid processes, which allows local users to exceed disk quota restrictions during execution of setuid programs.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.2.19

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0179.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0179.html

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