CVE-1999-1442

N/A Unknown
Published: June 22, 1998 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Bug in AMD K6 processor on Linux 2.0.x and 2.1.x kernels allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a particular sequence of instructions, possibly related to accessing addresses outside of segments.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9805.3/0855.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/Year-1998/1998-25/0816.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9805.3/0855.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/Year-1998/1998-25/0816.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
62th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux