CVE-2005-3119 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Memory leak in the request_key_auth_destroy function in request_key_auth in Linux kernel 2.6.10 up to 2.6.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of authorization token keys.

Published: 2005-10-11

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.1.EL	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4	RHSA-2005:808	2005-10-27T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00091.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043483fddCiQX1WyG_orbko06TrjMVA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17114
http://secunia.com/advisories/17364
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3119
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11236
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3119

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Redhat Enterprise Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-10-11T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:57.801Z

Reserved: 2005-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3119

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-10-12T13:03:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-3119

Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2005-10-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-3119 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-401

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