CVE-1999-1441 — LOW severity vulnerability (Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SI)
Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending SIGIO to processes that do not catch it.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1441 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 2.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending SIGIO to processes that do not catch it. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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