Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.652Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0907

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-10-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:36:24.633

Link: CVE-2001-0907

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