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."
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1749-1 | New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1787-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1794-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-0043 | 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." |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-751-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.419Z
Reserved: 2008-12-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-0031
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-01-21T02:30:00.313
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-0031
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN