CVE-2001-1551 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2001-1551?

CVE-2001-1551 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Linux kernel 2.2.19 enables CAP_SYS_RESOURCE for setuid processes, which allows local users to exceed disk quota restrictions during execution of setuid programs.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1551?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-w97c-jgx2-rq3q.