Local Privilege Escalation in Linux 2.0.37 via Custom Segment Limit Encoding Vulnerability

CVE-1999-1166 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Linux 2.0.37 does not properly encode the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing and modifying kernel memory.

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