CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1398

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Masquerading code for Linux kernel before 2.2.19 does not fully check packet lengths in certain cases, which may lead to a vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to attacks that exploit this vulnerability to masquerade as other packets, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the Linux kernel to version 2.2.19 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Masquerading code for Linux kernel before 2.2.19 does not fully check packet lengths in certain cases, which may lead to a vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS