CVE-2001-1392 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel versions prior to 2.2.19. The absence of unregister calls for CPUID and MSR drivers allowed a local attacker to crash the system by repeatedly unloading and reloading these drivers. This vulnerability is rated with a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity and only a partial impact on availability (system crash). There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is any exploit code publicly available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received no community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low level of attention and perceived threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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