CVE-2000-0531: Caldera Openlinux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux gpm program allows local users to cause a denial of service by flooding the /dev/gpmctl device with STREAM sockets.

Affected products

• Caldera Openlinux: version 2.3 only; version 2.4 only
• Caldera Openlinux Eserver: version 2.3 only
• Red Hat Linux: version 6.0 only; version 6.1 only

Published 1999-11-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.