CVE-2005-2098

The KEYCTLJOINSESSIONKEYRING operation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 contains an error path that does not properly release the session management semaphore, which allows local users or remote attackers to cause a denial of service semaphore hang via a new session keyring 1 with an empty nam...

CVE-2005-2098

The CVE-2005-2098 issue affects the Linux 2.6 kernel up to but before 2.6.12.5, where the KEYCTL_JOIN_SESSION_KEYRING error path fails to release the session management semaphore. This can allow local users or remote attackers to cause a denial of service (semaphore hang) by creating a new sessio...