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TI-2001-00622 Aliases CVE-2001-0641GHSA-x5hv-pj66-v68q

Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to…

Priority LOW 24Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01255 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableImmunix
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableImmunix
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0_betaVulnerableImmunix
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Immunix
  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Immunix
  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0_beta Vulnerable ·Immunix
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 5.2Fixed RHSA-2001:069
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2001:069
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2001:069

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0641
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5hv-pj66-v68q

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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