MEDIUM
security flaw
Published May 7, 2001
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.78%
Description
Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to read kernel memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative argument to the sysctl call.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.2.0
- 2.4.0
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:013
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:013
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:013 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:013 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.78% 0.00776
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00776
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 54.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 50.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 48.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0267.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-009.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/6017 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2364 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0316 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616580 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6079 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0316
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0316
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0267.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-009.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/6017 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-013.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2364 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0316 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616580 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6079 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0316 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0316 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 7, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Apr 4, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0316
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a