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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 1, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0401

CVE-1999-0401

Description

A race condition in Linux 2.2.1 allows local users to read arbitrary memory from /proc files.

Affected products

2

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =2.2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0401nvd

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