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CVE-2002-1963

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 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 Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References