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low 2.1

CVE-2001-0907 json

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…

published 2001-10-18 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0890

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21122)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21122 Linux Kernel 2.2/2.4 - Deep Symbolic Link Denial of Service dos, 2001-10-18

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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References

Sources

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