Security Advisory

CVE-2002-0499

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2002-06-11 04:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-08 02:49:28
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

The d_path function in Linux kernel 2.2.20 and earlier, and 2.4.18 and earlier, truncates long pathnames without generating an error, which could allow local users to force programs to perform inappropriate operations on the wrong directories.