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CVE-1999-1442

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.

Published: Jun 22, 1998
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-1999-1442
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel	2.0.0	2.0.39.x
linux / linux_kernel	2.1.0	2.1.132.x

http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9805.3/0855.html
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/Year-1998/1998-25/0816.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105

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