$ cve CVE-2001-0316 JSON

CVE-2001-0316 EXPLOIT

4.6

MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 55)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.2 allows local users to read kernel memory and possibly gain privileges via a negative argument to the sysctl call.

CVSS	4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
Vector	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS	0.78% — more likely to be exploited than 55% of all CVEs
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2001-05-03
Last modified	2026-06-16

Vendor	Product
linux	linux kernel

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Linux Kernel 2.2.x - 'sysctl()' Memory Reading	2001-02-09