Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 22, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1442

Description

Bug in AMD K6 processor on Linux 2.0.x and 2.1.x kernels allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a particular sequence of instructions, possibly related to accessing addresses outside of segments.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.0.0,<=2.0.39
- (no CPE)range: 2.0.x, 2.1.x
AMD/K6llm-create

Patches

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References

uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9805.3/0855.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/Year-1998/1998-25/0816.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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