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CVE-1999-0426 — CRITICAL severity vulnerability (The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions befor)

The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0426
SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS score9.8
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWECWE-276
StatusModified
Published1999-03-01
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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