TI-1999-01388 Aliases CVE-1999-1441 GHSA-464h-jp73-4qp4

Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary…

LOW 12Published 2001-09-12 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Linux 2.0.34 does not properly prevent users from sending SIGIO signals to arbitrary processes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending SIGIO to processes that do not catch it.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00703 53rd 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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.34:::::::*	2.0.34	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.34 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1441
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-464h-jp73-4qp4

References

Other 1

19980630 Serious Linux 2.0.34 security problem

TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3

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Sources

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