The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10762 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgr8-rhcx-42jv
References
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More Suse Linux vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00415 Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00844 McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00897 Integer overflow in GD Graphics Library libgd 2.0.28 (libgd2), and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00664 rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-0426 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgr8-rhcx-42jv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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