CVE-2001-0859
2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask...
2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask for init to 000, which installs files with world-writeable permissions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask for init to 000, which installs files with world-writeable permissions.
- Record
CVE-2001-0859- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask for init to 000, which installs files with world-writeable permissions.
- Record
CVE-2001-0859- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0842 No score
2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask for init to 000, which installs files with world-writeable permissions.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0842- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5p49-gvj5-jfx2 No score
2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask...
2.4.3-12 kernel in Red Hat Linux 7.1 Korean installation program sets the setting default umask for init to 000, which installs files with world-writeable permissions.
- Record
GHSA-5p49-gvj5-jfx2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0859 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Redhat Linux, published December 6, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.83%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.