CVE-1999-1442 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the Linux kernel on AMD K6 processors by executing a specific instruction sequence, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1442?
CVE-1999-1442 is a high-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
Bug in AMD K6 processor on Linux 2.0.x and 2.1.x kernels allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a particular sequence of instructions, possibly related to accessing addresses outside of segments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1442?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1442?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1442 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1442 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrvw-4qm4-87pm.