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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1285

CVE-1999-1285

Description

Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.1.132
    • (no CPE)range: <= 2.1.132

Patches

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