CVE-2002-1963 (GCVE-0-2002-1963)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-06-28 04:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:24
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Summary
Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.19 sets root's NR_RESERVED_FILES limit to 10 files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by opening 10 setuid binaries.
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CWE
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