Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0859

Description

2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask for init to 000, which installs files with world-writeable permissions.

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Affected products

Red Hat/Linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.1

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References

www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-148.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3725nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3527nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7549nvd

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