CVE-2001-1400 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local users can cause a deadlock in the Linux kernel UDP port allocation, resulting in 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-2001-1400?

CVE-2001-1400 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 31 Aug 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerabilities in the UDP port allocation for Linux kernel before 2.2.19 could allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1400?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1400?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1400 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-2001-1400 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1400 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3c98-cg94-53j7.

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