Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 1998· Updated Apr 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.
Affected products
1Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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