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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2005-08-22T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:15:37.345Z

Reserved: 2005-06-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2099

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-19T15:32:33.033

Link: CVE-2005-2099

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2005-08-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-2099 - Bugzilla