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he 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).
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History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=829841146878e082613a49581ae252c071057c23 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404346883bQBeBd26syWTKX2CVC5bDcA - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/17280 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9467 - Broken Link |
Information
Published : 2005-10-12 13:04
Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03
NVD link : CVE-2005-3181
Mitre link : CVE-2005-3181
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-3181
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Products Affected
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime