# CVE-1999-1441: Denial of service in n/a

> Local users can cause denial of service by sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes that do not handle them.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2001
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-464h-jp73-4qp4

## What is CVE-1999-1441?

CVE-1999-1441 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending SIGIO to processes that do not catch it.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1441?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-1999-1441?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-1999-1441 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1441 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Linux Kernel 2.0/2.1 - Send a SIGIO Signal To Any Process (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1441 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-1999-1441 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1441 exists.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1441/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1441/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1441
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1441
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-1441

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