CVE-1999-1166
linux linux kernel: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 63% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel