Unscored severity · published Oct 12, 2005
CVE-2005-3181
The audit system in Linux kernel 2.6.6, and other versions before 2.6.13.4, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled, uses an incorrect function to free names_cache memory, which…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The audit system in Linux kernel 2.6.6, and other versions before 2.6.13.4, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled, uses an incorrect function to free names_cache memory, which prevents the memory from being tracked by AUDITSYSCALL code and leads to a memory leak that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.0 through 2.6.13.3 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
3.1 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Mandriva
10.1; 10.2; 2006.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
4.10; 5.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3181
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3181
Broken Link
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23
Broken Link
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17114
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17280
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17364
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
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