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CVE-2001-0907

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2001-10-18 Modified: 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 Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References