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CVE-2001-0316

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-0316 describes a vulnerability in Linux kernel versions 2.4 and 2.2, allowing local users to read kernel memory and potentially escalate privileges. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) requires local access and low attack complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV or Hot List, and with no active Metasploit or Nuclei exploits, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-20626) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-20626 · Feb 9, 2001
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0078 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-0316

security flaw

Feb 8, 2001

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0267.html
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6079
caldera.com / support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-009.0.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 6017
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2001-013.html
securityfocus.com / bid/2364