CVE-2005-2099
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.045 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.3%
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.
References
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.5
secunia.com/advisories/16355/
secunia.com/advisories/17073
securitytracker.com/id?1014644
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/14517
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9079
usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
Related
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.045 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.3%