CVE-2005-3181

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).

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 broken link vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17280 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 broken link vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded broken link vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467 vdb entry signature broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3181?
CVE-2005-3181 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3181?
To fix CVE-2005-3181, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3181 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3181 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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