CVE-2001-0914: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux kernel before 2.4.11pre3 in multiple Linux distributions allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by starting the core vmlinux kernel, possibly related to poor error checking during ELF loading.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.4.11
• Suse Suse Linux: version 7.3 only

Published 2001-11-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.