CVE-1999-1285: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.1.132

Published 1998-12-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.