CVE-1999-1285

Summary

CVE-1999-1285 is a vulnerability affecting Linux 2.1.132 and earlier versions. It allows local users to cause a denial-of-service condition by reading a large buffer from a random device, such as /dev/urandom. Since the read operation cannot be interrupted until it has completed, it results in resource exhaustion and service disruption. This issue can potentially impact system availability and should be addressed by updating to a secure version of the Linux kernel.

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