CVE-2005-2099

Linux Kernel - Resource Management Error

Title source: rule

Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 does not properly destroy a keyring that is not instantiated properly, which allows local users or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a keyring with a payload that is not empty, which causes the creation to fail, leading to a null dereference in the keyring destructor.

References (10)

[Various Sources] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/17073

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://securitytracker.com/id?1014644

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9079

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14517

Scores

EPSS 0.0383

EPSS Percentile 88.0%

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Aug 23, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026