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CVE-2002-1963

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.19 sets root's NR_RESERVED_FILES limit to 10 files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by opening 10 setuid binaries.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6 (+18)

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281100
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9515.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281359
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5178
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281100
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9515.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281359
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5178

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