CVE-1999-1166

CVE-1999-1166 affects Linux 2.0.37 and is caused by not properly encoding the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing or modifying kernel memory. The connected documents reiterate the same description and do not provide a concrete remediation, workaroun...

CVE-1999-1166

Linux 2.0.37 does not properly encode the Custom segment limit, which allows local users to gain root privileges by accessing and modifying kernel memory...