CVE-2009-0031

Linux Kernel < 2.6.28.1 - Denial of Service via Keyctl Join Session Keyring Memory Leak

Title source: llm

Description

Memory leak in the keyctl_join_session_keyring function (security/keys/keyctl.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc2 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory consumption) via unknown vectors related to a "missing kfree."

References (20)

Core 20

Core References

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34502

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11386

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://git2.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d54ee1c7850a954026deec4cd4885f331da35cc

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34252

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35011

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33858

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/19/4

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34981

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34394

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://osvdb.org/51501

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34762

Scores

EPSS 0.0041

EPSS Percentile 33.7%

Details

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (43)

linux/linux_kernel 2.2.27

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.3

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.4

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.5

linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.18 (8 CPE variants)

... and 33 more

Published Jan 21, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026