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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0227

CVE-2000-0227

Description

The Linux 2.2.x kernel does not restrict the number of Unix domain sockets as defined by the wmem_max parameter, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by requesting a large number of sockets.

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  • Linux/Kernel3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.99:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Ubuntu/Linux Kernelllm-fuzzy
    Range: 2.2.x

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