CVE-2002-1380: Linux Kernel

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

Linux kernel 2.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using the mmap() function with a PROT_READ parameter to access non-readable memory pages through the /proc/pid/mem interface.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.2.1 only; version 2.2.2 only; version 2.2.3 only; version 2.2.4 only; version 2.2.5 only; version 2.2.6 only; …

Published 2002-12-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.