CVEvulnerability

CVE-2002-0499

2.1 LOW Published 2002-08-12 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2002-08-12
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel 2.2.0 • linux linux kernel 2.2.1 • linux linux kernel 2.2.2 • linux linux kernel 2.2.3 • linux linux kernel 2.2.4 • linux linux kernel 2.2.5 • linux linux kernel 2.2.6 • linux linux kernel 2.2.7 • linux linux kernel 2.2.8 • linux linux kernel 2.2.9 • linux linux kernel 2.2.10 • linux linux kernel 2.2.11 • linux linux kernel 2.2.12 • linux linux kernel 2.2.13 • linux linux kernel 2.2.14 • linux linux kernel 2.2.15 • linux linux kernel 2.2.16 • linux linux kernel 2.2.17 • linux linux kernel 2.2.18 • linux linux kernel 2.2.19 • linux linux kernel 2.2.20 • linux linux kernel 2.3.0 • linux linux kernel 2.3.99 • linux linux kernel 2.4.0 • linux linux kernel 2.4.1 • linux linux kernel 2.4.2 • linux linux kernel 2.4.3 • linux linux kernel 2.4.4 • linux linux kernel 2.4.5 • linux linux kernel 2.4.6 • linux linux kernel 2.4.7 • linux linux kernel 2.4.8 • linux linux kernel 2.4.9 • linux linux kernel 2.4.10 • linux linux kernel 2.4.11 • linux linux kernel 2.4.12 • linux linux kernel 2.4.13 • linux linux kernel 2.4.14 • linux linux kernel 2.4.15 • linux linux kernel 2.4.16 • linux linux kernel 2.4.17 • linux linux kernel 2.4.18

Related

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-392 Missing Report of Error Condition weakness

References